cornuto
/kɔrˈnutoʊ/
noun
- A man whose wife is unfaithful to him; a cuckold.
- Historically, being labeled a cornuto brought great shame to a man in certain cultures.
- The character in the play was portrayed as a foolish cornuto, unaware of his wife's secret lover.
- In old comedies, the cornuto was often the butt of jokes about his wife's affairs.
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