épouvantail
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From épouvanter + -ail.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
épouvantail m (plural épouvantails)
- scarecrow (effigy to scare birds)
- (figurative) scarecrow, bogeyman (something terrifying but not necessarily dangerous)
Further reading[edit]
- “épouvantail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.