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 m (feminine singular 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.

Adjective

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

  1. horned (having horns)
    Synonym: chifrudo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cornūtus.

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)

Further reading

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