corneta — meaning in English

English meaning

• cornet noun A brass instrument similar to, but slightly smaller and mellower than, a trumpet.
• horn noun A hard, pointed growth on the head of certain animals, such as cattle, goats, or rhinos.

Senses

corneta is used for these senses in English:

• cornet A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
• horn (countable, musical instrument) An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.

cornet — full definition

1. noun A brass instrument similar to, but slightly smaller and mellower than, a trumpet.
2. noun A cone-shaped pastry shell for holding ice cream, or a paper cone used as a container.

horn — full definition

1. noun A hard, pointed growth on the head of certain animals, such as cattle, goats, or rhinos.
2. noun A brass wind instrument, or an instrument used to signal.
3. noun A device on a vehicle that makes a loud warning sound.
4. verb To sound a vehicle's horn.

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