wittol
- (archaic) A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant.
- (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A bird, the wheatear.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɪtəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English witewold; likely a blend of witen (“to know”) + cockewold (“cuckold”), equivalent to wit + cuckold.
marit còmode
becco
mari complaisant
corno
cabrón
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