papahuevos

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Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of papa (to gobble) +‎ huevos (eggs).

Noun

papahuevos m (plural papahuevos)

  1. a large effigy representing a person, often a famous person, at certain Spanish and Latin American festivities
    • 2017 August 16, “Buen ambiente, tradición y solidaridad en la Romería-Ofrenda a la Virgen del Buen Suceso de Carrizal”, in Canarias Noticias:
      Los papahuevos y la banda abrieron la comitiva, llegando pasadas las ocho de la noche ante la imagen de la patrona que salió a las puertas del Iglesia tras la misa para recibir el cariño de pueblo así como las ofrendas que se destinarán a las familias más necesitadas.
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