señuelo

Spanish

Etymology

From seña +‎ -uelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɲwelo/ [seˈɲwe.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: se‧ñue‧lo

Noun

señuelo m (plural señuelos)

1. lure, decoy
2. stool pigeon (bait to attract other birds)
3. shill (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Further reading

• “señuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16