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cornuto

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[kawr-noo-toh, -nyoo-] / kɔrˈnu toʊ, -ˈnju- /

noun

  • cornutos
    plural
  1. a cuckold.


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Etymology

Origin of cornuto

1400–50; late Middle English < Italian: literally, one who is horned < Latin cornūtus horned. See cornute


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The gesture, said Interpreter D'Agrossa, was "what we call cornuto."

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