espantalho

Portuguese

Etymology

From espantar +‎ -alho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/, /es.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/, /es.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/, /eʃ.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -aʎu
• Hyphenation: es‧pan‧ta‧lho

Noun

espantalho m (plural espantalhos)

1. scarecrow (figure or any object that is used to scare birds away from fields, trees, threshing floors, etc.)
2. (figuratively) a deformed and ragged person
3. (informal) stick with a scarf on the end, used in octopus fishing