name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Valentino
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Pronunciation
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/ˌvælənˈtiːnoʊ/
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CMU ARPABET: V AE2 L AH0 N T IY1 N OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A strikingly handsome man, particularly one similar in appearance to Rudolph Valentino.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
- He was a real Valentino.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of gigolo, a handsome man funded by an older woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gigolo
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Italian Valentino, from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). As a noun, named after Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926). Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentina, and Valentini.
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