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Why would someone name an Italian restaurant "Cornuto"?

In the Greenwood neighborhood we have a fairly new Neapolitan style pizza place called "Cornuto." Cornuto means literally "the horns," but is more widely recognized to mean "cuckold" (it's a long story, see wikipedia). I am told that it is the most offensive name you could possibly call an Italiam man. Why would an Italian restaurant choose the name "Cornuto"?

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  • Bierce1_small
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    Why would an Italian restaurant serve puttanesca?

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    Perhaps in this instance it means a cornucopia? It would make some sort of sense if it's food related. But it's probably not authentic if they don't know it's common use.

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