mettere le corna

Italian

Etymology

Literally, to put the horns.

Verb

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’]
    Synonyms: cornificare, tradire

References

  • corno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana