hombre de paja
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “straw man”.
Noun
hombre de paja m (plural hombres de paja)
- straw man, figurehead, front man
- Synonym: testaferro
- (debate) straw man
- straw man, scarecrow
- Synonym: espantapájaros
Further reading
- “hombre de paja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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