pavo

Definitions of pavo
  1. noun
    large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
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    type of:
    ave de corral
    a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
  2. noun
    an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
    synonyms: bomba
  3. noun
    a feeling of fear of embarrassment
    synonyms: corrimiento, cortedad, encogimiento, esquivez, hurañía, pava, pudor, recato, retraimiento, timidez, verecundia, vergüenza, ñoñería
  4. noun
    flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
  5. noun
    a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
    synonyms: berzotas, bobelas, bobo, cipote, estúpido, imbécil, julandrón, julay, mameluco, monicaco, panoli, primo, pringado, tonto
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    incauto, inocentón, primo, víctima
    a person who is tricked or swindled
  6. noun
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    synonyms: adoquín, alcornoque, animal, asno, babieca, badulaque, bambarria, batusino, berengo, berza, berzotas, bestia, besugo, bobelas, bobo, bolo, borde, borrego, botarate, bruto, burro, cebollino, chorra, ciruelo, cretino, estafermo, estúpido, forrapelotas, ganso, gilí, guajolote, guanajo, huevo, huevón, idiota, imbécil, macho, majadero, mamarracho, mameluco, mamerto, mamón, mastuerzo, melón, memo, mentecato, muermo, necio, oligofrénico, pandero, panoli, pavipollo, percebe, piernas, pollino, porro, pringado, pánfilo, retrasado, sinsustancia, soplagaitas, tarado, tiparraco, tipejo, tontaina, tonto, zambeque, zopenco, zulú, zángano
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    type of:
    crédulo, imbécil, ingenuo, inocente, simple
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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