edad del pavo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “age of the turkey”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˌdad del ˈpabo/ [eˌð̞að̞ ð̞el ˈpa.β̞o]
• Syllabification: e‧dad del pa‧vo

Noun

edad del pavo f (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) puberty, awkward age

Further reading

• “edad del pavo”, 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