spaventapasseri
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of spaventa (“to scare”) + passeri (“sparrows”), literally “sparrow-scarer”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]spaventapasseri m (invariable)
- scarecrow, straw man
- Synonym: (obsolete) spauracchio m
References
[edit]- ^ spaventapasseri in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication