cicisbeo

[ chee-chiz-bey-oh or, older use, si-sis-bee-oh; Italian chee-cheez-be-oh ]

noun,plural ci·cis·be·i [chee-chiz-bey-ee or, older use, si-sis-bee-ee; Italian chee-cheez-be-ee]. /ˌtʃi tʃɪzˈbeɪ i or, older use, sɪˈsɪs biˌi; Italian ˌtʃi tʃizˈbɛ i/. (esp. in Italy during the 17th and 18th centuries)
  1. an escort or lover of a married woman.

Origin of cicisbeo

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From Italian

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cicisbeo

/ Italian (tʃitʃizˈbɛːo) /


nounplural -bei (-ˈbɛːi)
  1. the escort or lover of a married woman, esp in 18th-century Italy

Origin of cicisbeo

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C18: Italian, of uncertain origin

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