"cicisbeo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃizˈbɛ.o/ Forms: cicisbei [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛo Etymology: Onomatopoeic of people chatting. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|it}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} cicisbeo m (plural cicisbei)
  1. (historical, 18th century) cicisbeo (knightly servant of a high-born lady) Tags: historical, masculine, obsolete Synonyms: cavalier servente
    Sense id: en-cicisbeo-it-noun-SrYShB7k Categories (other): Italian onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 58 24 18
  2. (by extension) a dandy, a vain young man who is concerned about his appearance, especially in order to attract women Tags: broadly, masculine Synonyms: bellimbusto, damerino, galletto, vagheggino, zerbinotto
    Sense id: en-cicisbeo-it-noun-fjYEZQZQ Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0 0
  3. (historical, 18th century, figurative) a kind of ribbon Tags: figuratively, historical, masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-cicisbeo-it-noun-iY8w53gJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cicisbeare, cicisbeismo Related terms: cicisbea, cicisbeatura
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃizˈbɛ.o/
Rhymes: -ɛo Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} cicisbeo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of cicisbeare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: cicisbeare
    Sense id: en-cicisbeo-it-verb-gm5pJQxs Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Nobility, Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 42 36 5 1 1 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 34 6 1 1 22 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 19 8 2 71 Disambiguation of Nobility: 22 24 22 33 Disambiguation of Occupations: 25 11 5 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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