Meaning
scarecrow
- a human-shaped dummy placed in fields to scare birds away from crops
- (informal, derogatory) an untidy, ragged, or grotesque-looking person
In a sentence
Il contadino ha messo uno spaventapasseri nel campo di grano.
The farmer put a scarecrow in the wheat field.
I corvi non sembrano affatto spaventati da quello spaventapasseri.
The crows don't seem scared of that scarecrow at all.
Quanti spaventapasseri avete costruito per proteggere l'orto?
How many scarecrows did you build to protect the vegetable garden?
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spaventapasseri | masculine · singular |
| spaventapasseri | masculine · plural |
| spaventapasseri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable in the plural: 'uno spaventapasseri', 'due spaventapasseri'.
- Compound noun combining the verb 'spaventare' and the noun 'passeri' (sparrows).