cicisbeo
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cicisbeo
- /ˌt͡ʃɪ.t͡ʃɪzˈbeɪ.əʊ/ UK
- /ˌt͡ʃi.t͡ʃəzˈbeɪ.oʊ/ US
- /ˌt͡ʃi.t͡ʃizˈbeɪ.oʊ/ US
- /səˈsɪs.bi.oʊ/ US, dated, rare
Rhymes with -eɪəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian cicisbeo, of onomatopoeic origin.
noun cicisbeos · cicisbei · cicisbee · sigisbeo
- A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover. My old Cicisbee says it would do: & he is (or was poor fellow!) a famous Scholar.
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noun Married woman's gallant or lover
| Español | chichisbeo |
|---|---|
| Français | sigisbée, cicisbée, chevalier servant, cavalier servant |
| Deutsch | Cicisbeo, Hausfreund |
| Italiano | cicisbeo, cavalier servente |
| Русский | чичисбе́й čičisbéj |
Talk about this word "cicisbeo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cicisbeo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cicisbeo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cicisbeo "cicisbeo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cicisbeo.Cite this
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