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romeo

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Canada/ˈɹoʊmioʊ/

romeo is the alternative letter-case form of Romeo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Proper noun capitalized: Romeo

Romeo

  1. A male given name from the Romance languages.
  2. One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.
  3. A town in Conejos County, Colorado.
  4. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
  5. A village in Macomb County, Michigan.
  6. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Tennessee.

Noun capitalized: Romeo

Romeo (plural Romeos)

  1. (colloquial) A boyfriend.
    • Have you met her latest Romeo yet?
    Synonyms:
    beau, boyfriend, man friend
  2. A man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.
    • Indian Romeos […] have yielded to the temptation to pat, feel, pinch and brush against the more irresistible and accessible portions of women who come within discreet cop-a-feel distance.1974, Black Belt, volume 12, number 4, page 11
    • So you think you're a Romeo / You're playing a part in a picture-show / Well, take the long way home1979, Roger Hodgson, “Take the Long Way Home”, in Breakfast in America, performed by Supertramp
    Synonyms:
    lover boy
  3. A spy specialised in seducing persons of interest, in particular a man targeting women.
  4. (derogatory) A womanizer.

Synonyms of romeo

Forms of romeo

pluralRomeos

Origin of romeo

Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).

Words formed from romeo

Phrases with romeo

Questions about romeo

What does romeo mean?
Romeo means a male given name from the Romance languages.
What is romeo the alternative letter-case form of?
Romeo is the alternative letter-case form of Romeo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
What part of speech is romeo?
Romeo can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce romeo?
Romeo is pronounced /ˈɹoʊmioʊ/ (Canada).

Words near romeo in the dictionary

  1. romekin
  2. romekins
  3. Romeldale
  4. Romeldales
  5. Romelt
  6. romeo
  7. Romeo & Juliet
  8. Romeo & Juliet-esque
  9. Romeo and Juliet
  10. Romeo and Juliet couple
  11. Romeo and Juliet couples

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