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cornutes

cornutes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cornute.

cornutes is the plural of cornute.

Meaning of cornute

Verb

cornute (third-person singular simple present cornutes, present participle cornuting, simple past and past participle cornuted)

  1. (transitive) To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of.
    • ‘Will you cooperate with me in cornuting your husband? It's a must!’1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 357

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Questions about cornutes

What is cornutes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cornutes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cornute.

Words near cornutes in the dictionary

  1. cornus
  2. cornuses
  3. cornusiin
  4. cornute
  5. cornuted
  6. cornutes
  7. cornutin
  8. cornutine
  9. cornuting
  10. cornuto
  11. cornutoes

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