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"Cornuda" is a form of "cornuda", a noun which is often translated as "hammerhead". "Cornudo" is an adjective which is often translated as "horned". Learn more about the difference between "cornuda" and "cornudo" below.
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. hammerhead
Las cornudas tienen los ojos a los lados de su cabeza.Hammerheads have their eyes on the sides of their head.
cornudo, el cornudo, la cornuda(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (that has been cheated on)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. cuckolded (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Mario se volvió loco cuando se enteró de que era un marido cornudo.Mauro lost his mind when he found out he was a cuckolded husband.
b. deceived
La novia cornuda buscó venganza y se acostó con otro hombre.The deceived girlfriend sought revenge and slept with another man.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (colloquial) (person cheated on)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. cuckold (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
¡No puedo perdonarte! ¡Me engañaste y me convertiste en un cornudo!I cannot forgive you! You cheated on me and made me a cuckold!
