cornuto

[ kawr-noo-toh, -nyoo- ]

noun

, plural cor·nu·tos.

1. a cuckold.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornuto¹

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

Example Sentences

He didn't know the man, who was ordered killed after calling a Bonanno family member a cornuto, or cuckold.

From Los Angeles Times

Glass windows open onto the street where other local businesses like Bluebird Ice Cream, Caffe Vita and Cornuto Pizza line the block.

From New York Times

Narrow and compact, Cornuto wedges in a small bar, several mini-booths and — buon appetito! — a traditional, white-tiled Neapolitan pizza oven.

From Seattle Times

The mocking songs gained force, and Girolamo began to be known as Cornuto, the Man of Horns.

From Project Gutenberg

This gag got by every one in the Studio, who apparently knew as little about cornuto as I did, and would have appeared in our finished picture but for your illuminating article.

From Time Magazine Archive