copia

abundance, plenty

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A plainly horn-shaped woven vessel lies on its side, its narrow curved tip fully visible and its wide mouth overflowing with fruits, grain and vegetables.

noun

cornucopia

kor-nuh-KOH-pee-uh/ˌkɔːrnəˈkəʊpiə/

A horn-shaped vessel representing abundant food.

Etymology

cornuLatinhorn

+copiaLatinabundance, plenty

The literal “horn of plenty” was an ancient emblem of abundance, originally the horn of the goat that nurtured Zeus. The emblem’s name came to mean an abundant supply itself.

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