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Greek
Etymology
Compare similar horn-related terms in French (cocufier) and Italian (fare le corna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foˈɾao ˈceɾata/
- Hyphenation: φο‧ρά‧ω κέ‧ρα‧τα
Verb
φοράω κέρατα • (foráo kérata)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see φοράω (foráo), κέρατα (kérata).
Η κορούλα μου είναι ντυμένη ως διάβολος για τις απόκριες και φοράει κέρατα.- I koroúla mou eínai ntyméni os diávolos gia tis apókries kai foráei kérata.
- My young daughter is dressed as the devil for Halloween and is wearing horns.
- (colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) to put horns on, horn, cuckold, cuck (make a cuckold of someone by being unfaithful)
Τι ατυχία αυτή, είκοσι χρόνια παντρεμένοι και ξαφνικά του φόρεσε κέρατα!- Ti atychía aftí, eíkosi chrónia pantreménoi kai xafniká tou fórese kérata!
- What bad luck that was, twenty years married and she suddenly cuckolded him!
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