chifre

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) horn, antler (bone outgrowth on the head of some mammals)
2. (Brazil, colloquial, masculine) a romantic betrayal; cheating; cuckolding

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of chifrar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of chifrar:

chifrar

1. to gore (to pierce with the horns)
2. (Brazil, slang) to cuckold (to make a cuckold of someone)

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Concepts

horn

antler

hooter

klaxon

buffalo horn

two-timing

Synonyms

corno

galhada

buzina

cartaz

letreiro

tabuleta

corno cervídeo

Translations

corno

Horn

cuerno

corne

hoorn

banya

cornu

asta

boynuz

κέρατο

corna

bois

🪵

Geweih

gewei

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃi.fɾi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish: chifle

In summary

Borrowed from Spanish chifle, from chiflar (“to hiss, to whistle”), from Vulgar Latin *sīfilāre, from Latin sībilāre (“to hiss, to whistle”). For sense 2, compare chifrudo and Spanish poner los cuernos.