cone

Meaning

cone (conical shape)

Hyphenated as

co‧ne

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈko.ni/

Etymology

1560s, from Middle French cone (16c.) or directly from Latin cōnus (“cone; peak of a helmet”), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone, spinning top, pine cone”), perhaps from PIE root *ko- "to sharpen" (cognates: Sanskrit sanah "whetstone," Latin catus "sharp," Old English han "stone").

Sentences

Um cone custa cinco centavos às segundas-feiras .

A cone costs five cents on Mondays.