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a humo de pajas

Spanish, adverb/a ˌumo de ˈpaxas/

a humo de pajas is a Spanish adverb meaning “unthinkingly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does a humo de pajas mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    unthinkingly

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Sin pensar, sin lógica, sin pararse a considerar lo que se dice o hace.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce a humo de pajas?

  • /a ˌumo de ˈpaxas/
  • [a ˌu.mo ð̞e ˈpa.xas]
  • [a ˈumo ð̞e ˈpaxas]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.