espantalho
Portuguese, noun/is.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/
espantalho is spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-A-L-H-O (10 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 32,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espantalho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “scarecrow (figure or any object that is used to scare birds away from fields, trees, threshing floors, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “figura ou qualquer objeto para afugentar as aves”.
What does espantalho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinescarecrow (figure or any object that is used to scare birds away from fields, trees, threshing floors, etc.)
- 2
masculinea deformed and ragged person
- 3
informalmasculinestick with a scarf on the end, used in octopus fishing
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. figura ou qualquer objeto para afugentar as aves 2. pessoa que estorva ou atrapalha, pouco diligente
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of espantalho
- espantalhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espantalho?
- Brazil /is.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/
- Brazil /es.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/
- /iʃ.pɐ̃ˈta.ʎu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espantalho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espantalho in Portuguese?
espantalho appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).