cornuto
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of cornuto
1400–50; late Middle English < Italian: literally, one who is horned < Latin cornūtus horned. See cornute
Example Sentences
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The gesture, said Interpreter D'Agrossa, was "what we call cornuto."
From Time Magazine Archive
Tibi cornuum cornuto Tibi clamo, te saluto Salve cornu cornuum!
From The Path to Rome by Belloc, Hilaire
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