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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024