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"Venado" is a noun which is often translated as "deer", and "cornudo" is an adjective which is often translated as "horned". Learn more about the difference between "venado" and "cornudo" below.
el venado(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (animal)
2. (culinary)
a. venison
Comimos hamburguesas de venado y patatas fritas en el pabellón de caza.We ate venison burgers and french fries at the hunting lodge.
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!
