cornuto

[ kawr-noo-toh, -nyoo- ]
/ kɔrˈnu toʊ, -ˈnyu- /

noun, plural cor·nu·tos.

a cuckold.

Origin of cornuto

1400–50; late Middle English < Italian: literally, one who is horned < Latin cornūtus horned. See cornute

Words nearby cornuto

cornu ammonis, cornucopia, cornucopia leg, cornute, cornuted, cornuto, cornwall, cornwallis, cornwallis, charles, cornwell, corny

Example sentences from the Web for cornuto

  • When Arthur first in court began, —Agamemnon—Menelaus—was ever any duke a cornuto?

    The Works of John Marston |John Marston

  • But shee shall bee no common thing, if I can keepe her seuerall: then, sir, wee must haue an Amorado that must make me Cornuto.

    Kemps Nine Daies Wonder |William Kemp

  • The fitter to make a cornuto: would your brows were most plain too!

    The Works of John Marston |John Marston