Othello


Othel·lo

noun \ə-ˈthe-(ˌ)lō, ō-\

Definition of OTHELLO

: a Moor in the military service of Venice, husband of Desdemona, and protagonist of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello

First Known Use of OTHELLO

1604

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