cornudo
Galician
Cornudos
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old 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)
- horned
Noun
cornudo m (plural cornudos, feminine cornuda, feminine plural cornudas)
- cuckold
Noun
cornudo m (plural cornudos)
- (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)
- horned (having horns)
- Synonym: chifrudo
Related terms
- corno
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin cornūtus.
Adjective
cornudo (feminine cornuda, masculine plural cornudos, feminine plural cornudas)
- horned (having horns)
- horned, deceived (husband, wife or partner)
Derived terms
- búho cornudo
- dios cornudo
Related terms
- cuerno
Noun
cornudo m (plural cornudos, feminine cornuda, feminine plural cornudas)
- cuckold (deceived husband, wife or partner)
Further reading
- “cornudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014