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Casanova
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Cas·a·no·va  (ks-nv, kz-)
n.
1. A man who is amorously and gallantly attentive to women.
2. A promiscuous man; a philanderer.

[After Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt.]

Casanova [ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə]
n
1. (Biographies / Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo (1725-1798) M, Italian, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: adventurer, WRITING: author, society) Giovanni Jacopo (dʒoˈvanni ˈjaːkopo). 1725-98, Italian adventurer noted for his Mémoires, a vivid account of his sexual adventures and of contemporary society
2. any man noted for his amorous adventures; a rake

Casanova [ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə]
n
any man noted for his amorous adventures; a rake
[from Giovanni Jacopo Casanova (1725-98), Italian adventurer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Casanova - an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
2.Casanova - any man noted for his amorous adventures
philanderer, womaniser, womanizer - a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
Translations
Casanova [ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə] N (fig) → casanova m, conquistador m
casanova
n (hum)Casanova m (inf)


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