espantapájaros

Spanish

Scarecrows in a rice paddy in Japan.

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare away”) +‎ pájaros (“birds”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˌpantaˈpaxaɾos/ [esˌpãn̪.t̪aˈpa.xa.ɾos]
Rhymes: -axaɾos
Syllabification: es‧pan‧ta‧pá‧ja‧ros

Noun

espantapájaros m (plural espantapájaros)

scarecrow
Synonym: espantajo

Further reading

“espantapájaros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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