Romeo

• romeo

From English Romeo.

• IPA^(key): [ˈromio][1]

Romeo

1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO phonetic alphabet code for the letter R.
2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter R.
3. (time zone) UTC−05:00

From Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊmioʊ/

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Romeo

1. A male given name from the Romance languages.
   1. One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.

Romeo (plural Romeos)

1. (colloquial) A boyfriend.

   Have you met her latest Romeo yet?

2. A man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.
   • 1974, Black Belt, volume 12, number 4, page 11:

     Indian Romeos […] have yielded to the temptation to pat, feel, pinch and brush against the more irresistible and accessible portions of women who come within discreet cop-a-feel distance.

3. (espionage) A spy specialised in seducing persons of interest, in particular a man targeting women.
4. (derogatory) A womanizer.

• (boyfriend): beau, boyfriend, man friend
• (man who is a great lover): lover boy (informal)

• roadside Romeo
• Romeo and Juliet couple

• Juliet
• ladykiller
• lothario, Lothario
• Montague

• Moore, Mooré, Roome, mooer, roome

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”); compare Greek Ρωμαίος (Romaíos).

• IPA^(key): /roˈmɛ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛo
• Hyphenation: Ro‧mè‧o

Romeo m

1. a male given name

• Omero, omero, omore

Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos). Doublet of romeo.

• IPA^(key): /rɔˈmɛ.ɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɔ
• Syllabification: Ro‧me‧o
• Homophone: romeo

Romeo m pers

1. Romeo (character in Romeo and Juliet)

• Romeo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Romeo in Polish dictionaries at PWN