What does pavo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word pavo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pavo in Spanish.

The word pavo in Spanish means turkey, gullible, sucker, clumsy, buck, guy, puberty, be no mean feat, not to be trifled at, peacock, blush. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pavo

turkey

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ave galliforme americana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El pavo es una comida típica de Acción de Gracias en EE. UU. La pava ha puesto dos huevos.
Turkey is a typical Thanksgiving dish in the US.

gullible

adjetivo (coloquial (crédulo, incauto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mira que eres pava. ¿Cómo puedes creerte esa tontería?
You're so gullible. How can you believe that nonsense?

sucker

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial (persona incauta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Solo un pavo caería en semejante estafa.
Only a sucker would fall for such a scam.

clumsy

adjetivo (coloquial (patoso, sin gracia)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Míralo: ese chico pavo se cree que hace gracia.
See how clumsy he is, and he thinks he's graceful.

buck

nombre masculino (ES: coloquial (moneda: duro) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esto cuesta veinte pavos.
That costs twenty bucks.

guy

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ES: coloquial (persona cualquiera) (colloquial: male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Creo que mi ex ya está saliendo con algún pavo.
I think my ex is already seeing another guy.

puberty

locución nominal femenina (adolescencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La edad del pavo es una edad difícil y de muchos cambios.
Puberty is a difficult time that is full of changes.

be no mean feat, not to be trifled at

locución verbal (coloquial (no ser poca cosa)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ser un buen escritor no es moco de pavo.

peacock

nombre masculino (ave galliforme asiática)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El pavo real macho extiende su cola tornasolada.
Male peacocks fan out their iridescent tails.

blush

locución verbal (enrojecer, ruborizarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Se le ha subido el pavo cuando él ha comenzado a decirle cosas bonitas.

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