espantajo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- scarecrow noun A figure made to look human, dressed in old clothes and set up in a field to frighten birds away from crops.
Senses
espantajo is used for these senses in English:
- scarecrow (by extension, derogatory) A person or animal regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
scarecrow — full definition
- noun A figure made to look human, dressed in old clothes and set up in a field to frighten birds away from crops.
- noun A very thin, awkward, or raggedly dressed person.