figurón

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See also: figuron

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From figura +‎ -ón.

Noun[edit]

figurón m (plural figurones)

  1. (nautical) figurehead
  2. figurehead (someone in a position of leadership with no actual power)
    • 2015 October 26, “El cómico Jimmy Morales, elegido presidente de Guatemala”, in El País[1]:
      Ninguno de los figurones del panteón guatemalteco le ha podido dar caza.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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