cornudo

Galician

Cornudos

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cornudo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from corno (horn) + -udo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔɾˈnuðʊ]

Adjective

cornudo (feminine cornuda, masculine plural cornudos, feminine plural cornudas)

  1. horned

Noun

cornudo m (plural cornudos, feminine cornuda, feminine plural cornudas)

  1. cuckold

Noun

cornudo m (plural cornudos)

  1. (zoology) hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)
    Synonym: peixe martelo

References

  • cornudo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • cornud” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • cornudo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • cornudo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • cornudo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cornūtus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁˈnu.du/ [koɦˈnu.du]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈnu.du/ [kuɾˈnu.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: cor‧nu‧do

Adjective

cornudo (feminine cornuda, masculine plural cornudos, feminine plural cornudas)

  1. horned (having horns)
    Synonym: chifrudo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cornūtus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈnudo/ [koɾˈnu.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -udo
  • Syllabification: cor‧nu‧do

Adjective

cornudo (feminine cornuda, masculine plural cornudos, feminine plural cornudas)

  1. horned (having horns)
  2. horned, deceived (husband, wife or partner)

Derived terms

Noun

cornudo m (plural cornudos, feminine cornuda, feminine plural cornudas)

  1. cuckold (deceived husband, wife or partner)
    Synonyms: novillo, venado

Further reading

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