Cocu

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Ehrloser – ein Mann, dessen Frau untreu ist. , 🇪🇸 hombre cuya pareja le es infiel. , 🇮🇹 Uomo la cui compagna lo tradisce. , 🇵🇹 marido cujo cônjuge é infiel , 🇨🇳 一个丈夫的妻子不忠诚的人。 , 🇯🇵 浮気されている男性（浮気男） , 🇰🇷 배신한 아내의 남편입니다. , 🇸🇦 رجل له زوجة غير مخلصة. , 🇮🇳 उसकी पत्नी को निष्ठा भंग करने वाले पुरुष हैं।

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Etymology

**Etymology** The noun *cocu* comes from Old French *cocu* (11th c.), itself a direct borrowing from Latin *coccus* “cuckoo”. The bird’s notorious habit of laying its eggs in other nests gave the term a figurative sense of a man whose wife has another lover, and that meaning has survived into modern French. The spelling evolved from the earlier *coc* to the Middle‑French *cocu*, and the word was later adopted into English as *cuckold* through Old English *coccold*.

Synonyms

mari trompé infidèle cocu de l’épouse compagnon infidèle homme traître conjugal infidèle époux débauché l’homme de la femme infidèle

Antonyms

époux conjoint mari partenaire fidèle compagnon loyal