What does cuernos in Spanish mean?

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

The word cuernos in Spanish means horn, horn, croissant, no way!, Horn of Africa, horn of plenty, cornucopia, horn of plenty, cornucopia, Golden Horn, not give a damn, tell to go to hell, cheat on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cuernos

horn

nombre masculino (de un animal) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El rinoceronte de Java sólo tiene un cuerno en el extremo de la nariz.
The Javan rhinoceros only has one horn at the end of its nose.

horn

nombre masculino (instrumento musical) (musical instrument)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cuerno suena muy similar a la trompeta.
The horn sounds very similar to the trumpet.

croissant

nombre masculino (MX (pan de dulce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cuerno tiene forma de media luna y está barnizado con huevo.
The croissant has the shape of a half-moon and is glazed with egg.

no way!

expresión (coloquial (de eso ni hablar)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Horn of Africa

nombre propio masculino (región al este de África)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

horn of plenty, cornucopia

(símbolo de abundancia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay muchos escudos sudamericanos que tienen el cuerno de la abundancia.
Many South American shields feature the horn of plenty.

horn of plenty, cornucopia

locución nominal masculina (figurado (fuente ilimitada) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No te creas que esta base de datos es el cuerno de la abundancia: es bastante limitada.
Don't think that this database is the horn of plenty: it is quite limited.

Golden Horn

nombre propio masculino (lugar de Turquía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Cuerno de Oro divide la parte europea de Estambul en la ciudad vieja y la parte de Gálata.
The Golden Horn divides the city of Istanbul into two, the old and the new.

not give a damn

(coloquial (no causar interés) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Me importa un cuerno lo que diga o haga ese hombre.
I couldn't give a damn what he says or does.

tell to go to hell

locución verbal (rechazar con malos modos) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cheat on

(coloquial (ser infiel a alguien)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi primera decepción amorosa fue cuando Luisa me puso el cuerno.
My first broken heart was when Luisa cheated on me.

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