"testaferre" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Leonese]

IPA: /testaˈfere/, [t̪es̪.t̪aˈfe.re] Forms: testaferres [plural]
Etymology: Pseudo-Italianism, derived from the Italian phrase testa di ferro (“iron head”). Compare Aragonese and Spanish testaferro, Asturian testaferru, and Portuguese testa de ferro. Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|roa-leo|it}} Pseudo-Italianism, {{der|roa-leo|it|-}} Italian, {{cog|an|-}} Aragonese, {{cog|es|testaferro}} Spanish testaferro, {{cog|ast|testaferru}} Asturian testaferru, {{cog|pt|testa de ferro}} Portuguese testa de ferro Head templates: {{head|roa-leo|noun|plural|testaferres|g=m}} testaferre m (plural testaferres)
  1. front man, straw man, figurehead Tags: masculine
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