cicisbeo
/ˌtʃɪtʃɪzˈbeɪəʊ/US/ˌt͡ʃit͡ʃəzˈbeɪoʊ/
cicisbeo noun: a man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.
Noun
cicisbeo (plural cicisbeos or cicisbei)
- A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.
- My old Cicisbee says it would do: & he is (or was poor fellow!) a famous Scholar.1784 December 7, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana
- The office of Cicisbeo is however an intolerably expensive one; especially to our countrymen.1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, volume II, 19
cicisbeo meaning in Tamil
cicisbeo in Tamil
- மணாட்டி காதலன்
Forms of cicisbeo
| plural | cicisbeos |
|---|---|
| plural | cicisbei |
| alternative form | cicisbee |
| alternative form | sigisbeo |
Origin of cicisbeo
Borrowed from Italian cicisbeo, of onomatopoeic origin.
Words formed from cicisbeo
Words that rhyme with cicisbeo
Questions about cicisbeo
- What does cicisbeo mean?
- Cicisbeo means a man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.
- What is cicisbeo in Tamil?
- Cicisbeo in Tamil is மணாட்டி காதலன். See Cicisbeo meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cicisbeo?
- Cicisbeo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cicisbeo?
- Cicisbeo is pronounced /ˌtʃɪtʃɪzˈbeɪəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cicisbeo?
- The plural of cicisbeo is cicisbeos.
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