Cornucopia — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity

the property of being extremely abundant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːtɛnˈoʊliəm/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɔːnjuːkˈəʊpiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɔːnjuːkˈəʊpiə/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈiːtɛnˈoʊliəm/.

Examples

the profusion of detail
the idiomatic richness of English

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

horn of plenty profuseness profusion richness

Parts of Speech

noun	a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
noun	the property of being extremely abundant “the profusion of detail”

Word Forms

profuse	adjective	produced or growing in extreme abundance
rich	adjective	affording an abundant supply

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Füllhorn

ein Ziegenhorn, gefüllt mit Getreide, Blumen und Früchten, das Wohlstand symbolisiert

🇫🇷French

corne d'abondance

une corne de chèvre remplie de céréales, de fleurs et de fruits symbolisant la prospérité

🇪🇸Spanish

cuerno de la abundancia

un cuerno de cabra lleno de grano, flores y frutas que simboliza la prosperidad

🇳🇱Dutch

hoorn des overvloeds

een geitenhoorn gevuld met graan en bloemen en fruit die welvaart symboliseren

🇵🇹Portuguese

cornucópia

chifre de cabra cheio de grãos e flores e frutas simbolizando prosperidade

🇷🇺Russian

рог изобилия

козий рог, наполненный зерном, цветами и фруктами, символизирующий процветание

India

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্নুকোপিয়া

একটি ছাগলের শিং শস্য এবং ফুল এবং সমৃদ্ধির প্রতীক ফল দিয়ে ভরা

🇮🇳Tamil

கார்னுகோபியா

தானியம் மற்றும் பூக்கள் மற்றும் பழங்கள் நிறைந்த ஒரு ஆட்டின் கொம்பு செழிப்பைக் குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్నూకోపియా

ధాన్యం మరియు పువ్వులు మరియు పండ్లతో నిండిన మేక కొమ్ము శ్రేయస్సును సూచిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોર્ન્યુકોપિયા

બકરીનું શિંગડું અનાજ અને ફૂલો અને ફળોથી ભરેલું છે જે સમૃદ્ધિનું પ્રતીક છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ನುಕೋಪಿಯಾ

ಧಾನ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಹೂವುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಹಣ್ಣುಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಮೇಕೆ ಕೊಂಬು ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಸಂಕೇತಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

聚宝盆

山羊角，里面装满了谷物、鲜花和水果，象征着繁荣

🇯🇵Japanese

宝庫

繁栄を象徴する穀物、花、果物で満たされたヤギの角

🇰🇷Korean

풍부

번영을 상징하는 곡식과 꽃, 열매가 가득한 염소 뿔

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dồi dào

sừng dê chứa đầy ngũ cốc, hoa và trái cây tượng trưng cho sự thịnh vượng

🇹🇭Thai

ความอุดมสมบูรณ์

เขาแพะเต็มไปด้วยเมล็ดพืช ดอกไม้ และผลไม้ซึ่งเป็นสัญลักษณ์ของความเจริญรุ่งเรือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tumpah ruah

tanduk kambing berisi biji-bijian, bunga, dan buah-buahan yang melambangkan kemakmuran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوفرة

قرن ماعز مملوء بالحبوب والزهور والفاكهة يرمز إلى الرخاء

🇮🇷Persian

قرنیه

یک شاخ بز پر از دانه و گل و میوه که نماد رفاه است

🇹🇷Turkish

bereket

refahı simgeleyen tahıl, çiçek ve meyvelerle dolu bir keçi boynuzu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שפע שפע

קרן עז מלאה בתבואה ופרחים ופירות המסמלים שגשוג

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