🇬🇧🇪🇸 cornucopia - cuerno de la abundancia : English Lesson

Meaning of "cornucopia" ("cuerno de la abundancia"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A cornucopia is a symbol of plenty. It looks like a big, curved horn overflowing with delicious food, fruits, and treats. It often shows up at Thanksgiving and means “lots of good stuff!” People also use the word when talking about having a huge variety of something—like “a cornucopia of candy.”

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I made a cornucopia out of paper and stuffed it with gummy bears.

The art drawer is a cornucopia of crayons, glue sticks, and things I can’t identify.

Grandma’s purse is a cornucopia of tissues, candy, and 1980s receipts.

The picnic basket was a cornucopia of sandwiches, ants, and one confused squirrel.

My Halloween bag became a cornucopia of chocolate—until my brother found it.

A child carried a cornucopia into the village square; its horn-shaped mouth spilled apples, squash, and grapes. Neighbors touched the cornucopia and laughed, then admired the cornucopia beside the stall. An old farmer lifted the cornucopia to a hungry boy. They ate, set the empty cornucopia on the table, and sighed.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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