cornudo

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

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cornudo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cornud”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cornudo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cornudo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cornudo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

From Latin cornūtus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cor‧nu‧do

Adjective

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

1. horned (having horns)

   Synonym: chifrudo

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)

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10