English

Proper noun
en-noun

1. One of the main characters of w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare's play w:Romeo and Juliet|Romeo and Juliet.
2. A boyfriend.
3. A man who is a great lover.
4. By analogy with the Shakesperean character, a man who is in love with a woman from a family, party or country opposing his own.
5. A man who has married without the consent of his parent-in-law|parents-in-law.
6. The letter R in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Synonyms
(boyfriend): beau, boyfriend, man friend
(man who is a great lover): Lothario, lover boy

Translations

trans-top|character in Romeo and Juliet
Catalan: Romeu
Dutch: Romeo#Dutch|Romeo
Finnish: Romeo#Finnish|Romeo
French: Roméo
German: Romeo#German|Romeo
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Italian: Romeo#Italian|Romeo
Japanese: ��� (Romio)
Latin: Romeus
Spanish: Romeo#Spanish|Romeo
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boyfriend
See boyfriend

trans-top|man who is a great lover
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trans-top|man in love with a woman from a family, party or country opposing his own
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trans-top|man who has married without the consent of his parents-in-law
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trans-top|letter R in the ICAO spelling alphabet
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See also
Juliet
Montague
Romeo and Juliet couple

Category:Words from Shakespeare

ko:Romeo
it:Romeo
ru:Romeo
sr:Romeo

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