Cuckold — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a man whose wife committed adultery

be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌkoʊld/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌkəʊld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌkəʊld/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌkoʊld/.

Examples

She cheats on her husband
Might her husband be wandering?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cheat wander cheat on betray

Parts of Speech

noun	a man whose wife committed adultery
verb	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage “She cheats on her husband”

Word Forms

cuckold	verb	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
cuckold	noun	a man whose wife committed adultery

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hahnrei

ein Mann, dessen Frau Ehebruch begangen hat

🇫🇷French

cocu

un homme dont la femme a commis l'adultère

🇪🇸Spanish

cornudo

un hombre cuya esposa cometió adulterio

🇮🇹Italian

cornuto

un uomo la cui moglie ha commesso adulterio

🇳🇱Dutch

hoorndrager

een man wiens vrouw overspel heeft gepleegd

🇵🇹Portuguese

corno

um homem cuja esposa cometeu adultério

🇷🇺Russian

рогоносец

мужчина, чья жена совершила прелюбодеяние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यभिचारी

एक आदमी जिसकी पत्नी ने व्यभिचार किया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কুকল্ড

একজন ব্যক্তি যার স্ত্রী ব্যভিচার করেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

காக்காய்

மனைவி விபச்சாரம் செய்த ஒரு மனிதன்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోకిల

భార్య వ్యభిచారం చేసిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

कोल्ड

एक माणूस ज्याच्या पत्नीने व्यभिचार केला

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોકલ્ડ

એક માણસ જેની પત્નીએ વ્યભિચાર કર્યો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಗಿಲೆ

ಹೆಂಡತಿ ವ್ಯಭಿಚಾರ ಮಾಡಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊക്കോൾഡ്

ഭാര്യ വ്യഭിചാരം ചെയ്ത ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁੱਕਲਡ

ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਨੇ ਵਿਭਚਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ککلڈ

ایک آدمی جس کی بیوی نے زنا کیا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乌龟

妻子通奸的男人

🇯🇵Japanese

カッコールド

妻が不倫をした男性

🇰🇷Korean

오쟁이 진 남편

아내가 간음한 남자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mọc sừng

một người đàn ông có vợ ngoại tình

🇹🇭Thai

สามีซึ่งภรรยามีชู้

ชายที่ภรรยาล่วงประเวณี

🇮🇩Indonesian

suami yg istrinya tdk setia

laki-laki yang istrinya berzina

🇲🇾Malay

suami isteri

lelaki yang isterinya berzina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الديوث

الرجل الذي زنت زوجته

🇮🇷Persian

زن مرد

مردی که زنش مرتکب زنا شد

🇹🇷Turkish

boynuzlamak

karısı zina yapan adam

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַרנָן

אדם שאשתו ניאה

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