mettere le corna
Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to put the horns”.
Verb
méttere le corna (first-person singular present métto le corna, first-person singular past historic mìsi le corna, past participle mésso le corna, auxiliary avére)
- (idiomatic) to cuckold, to put horns on, to cheat on [+ a (partner)]
- Synonyms: cornificare, tradire
- 1998, Andrea Camilleri, “La lettera anonima”, in Un mese con Montalbano, →ISBN, page 7:
- Annibale Verruso ha scoperto che sua moglie gli mette le corna e vuole farla ammazzare.
- Annibale Verruso has discovered that his wife cheated on him and wants to have her killed.
Related terms
References
- corno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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