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)

1. scarecrow

   Synonym: espantajo

Further reading

• “espantapájaros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10