I. ˌka-zə-ˈnō-və, ˌka-sə- noun
Etymology: Giacomo Girolamo Casanova
Date: 1852
: lover ; especially : a man who is a promiscuous and unscrupulous lover
II. ˌka-zə-ˈnō-və, ˌka-sə- biographical name
Giovanni Giacomo 1725-1798 originally Giacomo Girolamo Casanova ; alias Jean-Jacques, Chevalier de Seingalt Italian adventurer & memoirist