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cornuto

American  
[kawr-noo-toh, -nyoo-] / kɔrˈnu toʊ, -ˈnyu- /

noun

plural

cornutos

  1. a cuckold.

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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