poner los cuernos

Meaning

to cheat on, put horns on

Concepts

Synonyms

ser infiel

pegar los tarros

poner las guampas

sanchear

Translations

κερατώνω

Hörner aufsetzen

planter des cornes

faire porter des cornes

de hoorns opzetten

onder de kluiten schieten

coguolar

coguolar

Hyphenated as
po‧ner los cuer‧nos
Etymology

In summary

Already attested in the 13th century, as Old Spanish poner las cuernas, which, however, had the different meaning “to turn (someone) into a cuckold”.

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