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Cophetua

Cophetua noun: a man who falls in love with a woman instantly and proposes immediate marriage.

Noun

Cophetua (plural Cophetuas)

  1. A man who falls in love with a woman instantly and proposes immediate marriage.

Forms of Cophetua

pluralCophetuas

Origin of Cophetua

Name of a character in the ballad of The King and the Beggar-maid, a king who falls in love with a beggar at first sight and marries her.

Words formed from Cophetua

Questions about Cophetua

What does Cophetua mean?
Cophetua means a man who falls in love with a woman instantly and proposes immediate marriage.
What part of speech is Cophetua?
Cophetua is a noun.
What is the plural of Cophetua?
The plural of Cophetua is Cophetuas.

Words near Cophetua in the dictionary

  1. cophasing
  2. cophenatic
  3. cophenetic
  4. copher
  5. cophers
  6. Cophetua
  7. Cophetuan
  8. Cophetuas
  9. cophin
  10. Cophine
  11. cophined

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