Valentino
/ˌvælənˈtiːnoʊ/
Valentino proper noun: a surname from Italian.
Proper noun
Valentino (plural Valentinos or Valentinoes)
- A surname from Italian
Noun
Valentino (plural Valentinos)
- A strikingly handsome man, particularly one similar in appearance to Rudolph Valentino.
- He was a real Valentino.
- She was working on a stage which represented a guardroom for Christian prisoners, and presently they went there and watched Nicotera, one of many hopeful Valentinos, strut and pose before a dozen female “captives,” their eyes melancholy and startling with mascara.1934, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, edited by Malcolm Cowley, Tender is the Night […], New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1951, →OCLC, book IV (Escape: 1925–1929), page 230
- Synonym of gigolo, a handsome man funded by an older woman.
- Synonyms:
- gigolo
Synonyms of Valentino
Forms of Valentino
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Valentinos |
| plural | Valentinoes |
| Noun | |
| plural | Valentinos |
Origin of Valentino
From Italian Valentino, from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). As a noun, named after Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926). Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentina, and Valentini.
Questions about Valentino
- What does Valentino mean?
- Valentino means a surname from Italian.
- What part of speech is Valentino?
- Valentino can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Valentino?
- Valentino is pronounced /ˌvælənˈtiːnoʊ/.
Words near Valentino in the dictionary
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