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Webster 1913 Edition

Cornuto

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Cor-nu′to

(k?r-n?′t?)
,
Noun.
[It., fr. L.
cornutus
horned.]
A man that wears the horns; a cuckold.
[R.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cornuto

CORNUTO

,
Noun.
A man that wears the horns; a cuckold.

Definition 2024

cornuto

cornuto

English

Noun

cornuto ‎(plural cornutos or cornutoes)

  1. (obsolete) A cuckold.
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Italian

Etymology

From Latin cornūtus.

Adjective

cornuto m ‎(feminine singular cornuta, masculine plural cornuti, feminine plural cornute)

  1. horned

Noun

cornuto m ‎(plural cornuti)

  1. cuckold

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

cornūtō

  1. dative masculine singular of cornūtus
  2. dative neuter singular of cornūtus
  3. ablative masculine singular of cornūtus
  4. ablative neuter plural of cornūtus

Etymology

Italian, from Latin cornutus ‎(“horned”).

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