cabeza de turco
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˌbeθa de ˈtuɾko/ [kaˌβ̞e.θa ð̞e ˈt̪uɾ.ko] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /kaˌbesa de ˈtuɾko/ [kaˌβ̞e.sa ð̞e ˈt̪uɾ.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: ca‧be‧za de tur‧co
Noun
cabeza de turco f (plural cabezas de turco)
- (idiomatic) scapegoat
- Synonym: chivo expiatorio
Further reading
- “cabeza de turco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024