What does corno in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word corno in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use corno in Italian.

The word corno in Italian means horn, horn, cornet, good luck amulet, shoehorn, corno, shoe horn, English horn, no way, Rubbish! No way!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word corno

horn

sostantivo maschile (animali: sporgenza ossea sul capo) (zoology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il corno del rinoceronte è enorme e può risultare letale.
Rhino horns are huge and can be lethal.

horn, cornet

sostantivo maschile (strumento a fiato) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mio padre suonava il corno per passione.
My dad played the horn as a hobby.

good luck amulet

sostantivo maschile (oggetto portafortuna)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certe persone non escono nemmeno di casa senza un corno per allontanare il malocchio.
Some people don't even leave their homes without a lucky charm to ward off the evil eye.

shoehorn

sostantivo maschile (calzascarpe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Passami un corno per calzare le scarpe nuove.
Pass me a shoehorn so I can put on these new shoes.

corno

sostantivo maschile (genere di piante) (type of plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Piantare il corno richiede molta abilità.
You must be very skilled to plant a corno.

shoe horn

English horn

no way

(esclamazione: per nulla, per niente)

"Luca sembra un tipo simpatico". "Simpatico un corno: gli ho prestato dei soldi e non me li ha mai restituiti!".
"Luca seems like a pleasant person". "No way: I lent him some money and he never returned it".

Rubbish! No way!

(per nulla, per niente)

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