córneo
Portuguese, adjective/ˈkɔʁ.nju/
córneo is spelled C-Ó-R-N-E-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 107,947th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Córneo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “corneous; horny (hard or bony)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem a consistência ou o aspecto de corno”.
What does córneo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
corneous; horny (hard or bony)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem a consistência ou o aspecto de corno 2. duro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), 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 Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce córneo?
- Brazil /ˈkɔʁ.nju/
- Brazil [ˈkɔɦ.nju]
- /ˈkɔɾ.nju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to córneo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is córneo in Portuguese?
córneo appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).