cabezón

See also: cabezon

Asturian

Noun

cabezón m (plural cabezones)

1. Augmentative of cabezu
2. (big) head
3. streaked gurnard

Spanish

Etymology

From cabeza (“head”) +‎ -ón (augmentative suffix). Compare Portuguese cabeção.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kabeˈθon/ [ka.β̞eˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kabeˈson/ [ka.β̞eˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ca‧be‧zón

Adjective

cabezón (feminine cabezona, masculine plural cabezones, feminine plural cabezonas)

1. big-headed
2. pigheaded, stubborn

Noun

cabezón m (plural cabezones, feminine cabezona, feminine plural cabezonas)

1. a big-headed or stubborn person
2. Augmentative of cabeza

Derived terms

• cabezonería (“pigheadedness, stubbornness”)

 

Further reading

• “cabezón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28