"mettere le corna" meaning in Italian

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Verb

Forms: méttere le corna [canonical], métto le corna [first-person, present, singular], mìsi le corna [first-person, historic, past, singular], mésso le corna [participle, past], avére [auxiliary]
Etymology: Literally, “to put the horns”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to put the horns}} “to put the horns”, {{lit|to put the horns}} Literally, “to put the horns” Head templates: {{it-verb|a\@}} méttere le corna (first-person singular present métto le corna, first-person singular past historic mìsi le corna, past participle mésso le corna, auxiliary avére)
  1. (idiomatic) to cuckold, to put horns on, to cheat on [with a ‘one's partner’] Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: cornificare, tradire Related terms: cornuto, fare le corna
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