DictionaryRoot: cornu
Latin
cornu
horn
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noun
cornucopia
kor-nuh-KOH-pee-uh/ˌkɔːrnəˈkəʊpiə/
A horn-shaped vessel representing abundant food.
Etymology
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.