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espantalho

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Galician

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Noun

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espantalho m (plural espantalhos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of espantallo

Further reading

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  • espantalho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From espantar +‎ -alho.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

References

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  1. ^ espantalho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ espantalho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Further reading

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