testaferro
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== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Pseudo-Italianism, built with Italian phrase testa di ferro (“iron head”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /testaˈfero/ [t̪es.t̪aˈfe.ro]
Rhymes: -ero
Syllabification: tes‧ta‧fe‧rro
=== Noun ===
testaferro m or f by sense (plural testaferros)
front man, straw man, figurehead
Synonyms: hombre de paja, mujer de paja
=== Further reading ===
“testaferro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025