cornu
French, adjective/kɔʁ.ny/
cornu is spelled C-O-R-N-U (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,908th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cornu is a French adjective meaning “horned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a des cornes”.
What does cornu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
horned
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a des cornes. 2. Qui a des coins ou angles saillants. 3. Bizarre, étrange, absurde, illogique. 4. Mari trompé.
noun: 1. Taureau (dans le contexte de la tauromachie). 2. Instrument à vent à fonction militaire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cornu
- cornue feminine
- cornus masculine plural
- cornues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cornu?
- /kɔʁ.ny/
- \kɔʁ.ny\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cornu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cornu in French?
cornu appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).