cicisbeo

英 [,tʃɪtʃɪz'beɪəʊ] 美
  • n. (意)情夫
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cicisbeo (n.)
1718, from Italian cicisbeo "the recognized gallant of a married woman." Perhaps from older French chiche beau "little man," or from Venetian dialect cici "the chattering of women" (imitative, attested in 18c.).