córneo
Spanish, adjective
córneo is spelled C-Ó-R-N-E-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 96,067th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Córneo is a Spanish adjective meaning “horny (hard or bony)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, corneo is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of cornear”. With an accent, corneó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of cornear”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De cuerno o parecido a él”.
What does córneo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
horny (hard or bony)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of cornear
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of cornear
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De cuerno o parecido a él. 2. Dícese de árboles, arbustos e hierbas dicotiledóneos, con hojas opuestas por lo común y enteras o dentadas, flores pequeñas en cabezuela, umbela o corimbo, drupas abayadas y semillas de albumen carnoso; como el cornejo o durillo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of córneo
- córnea feminine
- córneos masculine plural
- córneas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to córneo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is córneo in Spanish?
córneo appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).