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 (feminine 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

Related terms

• corno

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cornūtus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾˈnudo/ [koɾˈnu.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: cor‧nu‧do

Adjective

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

1. horned (having horns)
2. 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)

1. cuckold (deceived husband, wife or partner)

   Synonyms: novillo, venado

Further reading

• “cornudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014