chivo expiatorio

Spanish, noun/ˌt͡ʃibo eɡspjaˈtoɾjo/

chivo expiatorio is spelled C-H-I-V-O-E-X-P-I-A-T-O-R-I-O (15 letters). Chivo expiatorio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “scapegoat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does chivo expiatorio mean in English?

noun

1
masculinescapegoat

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Animal sacrificado en ofrenda a Dios por los judíos. 2. Persona a quien se achacan todas las culpas para eximir a otras.

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.

Forms of chivo expiatorio

chivos expiatorios plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce chivo expiatorio?

/ˌt͡ʃibo eɡspjaˈtoɾjo/
[ˌt͡ʃi.β̞o eɣ̞s.pjaˈt̪o.ɾjo]
[ˈt͡ʃiβ̞o ekspjaˈt̪oɾjo]

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

English words that translate to chivo expiatorio

scapegoat

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.