"cicisbeo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtʃɪtʃɪzˈbeɪəʊ/ [UK], /ˌt͡ʃit͡ʃəzˈbeɪoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cicisbeo.wav Forms: cicisbeos [plural], cicisbei [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cicisbeo, of onomatopoeic origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|cicisbeo}} Italian cicisbeo, {{onomatopoeic|en|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cicisbei}} cicisbeo (plural cicisbeos or cicisbei)
  1. (now chiefly historical) A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover. Wikipedia link: cicisbeo Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nobility, People Synonyms: cicisbee, sigisbeo Derived forms: cicisbeism Related terms: cicisbea Translations (Married woman's gallant or lover): cicisbeo (Esperanto), sigisbée [masculine] (French), cicisbée [masculine] (French), chevalier servant [masculine] (French), cavalier servant [masculine] (French), Cicisbeo [masculine] (German), Hausfreund [masculine] (German), cicisbeo (Ido), cicisbeo [masculine] (Italian), cavalier servente [masculine] (Italian), cicisbeo [masculine] (Polish), чичисбе́й (čičisbéj) [masculine] (Russian), chichisbeo [masculine] (Spanish), чичисбе́й (čyčysbéj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), чічісбе́й (čičisbéj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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