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poner los cuernos

/poˌneɾ los ˈkweɾnos/

phrase/poˌneɾ los ˈkweɾnos/

to cheat on, put horns on

Se puso furioso cuando descubrió que su mujer le estaba poniendo los cuernos.He was furious when he found out his wife was cheating on him.

Synonyms: poner el gorro, gorrear

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