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cabeza

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Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, diminutive of caput.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈbeθa/
  • Rhymes: -eθa
  • Syllabification: ca‧be‧za

Noun

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cabeza f (plural cabezas)

  1. (anatomy) head

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, diminutive of caput.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈbeθa/, [kaˈβ̞e.θa]
  • Rhymes: -eθa
  • Hyphenation: ca‧be‧za

Noun

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cabeza f (plural cabeces)

  1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)

Chavacano

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Etymology

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From Spanish cabeza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈbesa/, [kaˈbe.sa]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Hyphenation: ca‧be‧za

Noun

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cabeza (plural cabezas)

  1. head

Galician

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Iron Age Galician severed head sculpture
Cabeza de Rubiás, Iron Age

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Old Galician-Portuguese cabeça, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, diminutive of caput (head). Cognate with Portuguese cabeça and Spanish cabeza.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (standard) /kaˈbeθa/ [kɑˈβ̞e.θɐ]
    • IPA(key): (seseo) /kaˈbesa/ [kɑˈβ̞e.sɐ]

     

    • Hyphenation: ca‧be‧za

    Noun

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    cabeza f (plural cabezas)

    1. head
    2. head of a cabbage
    3. extreme of an axle
    4. extreme or top of something
    5. crown of a tree
    6. (geography) mountaintop, summit
      Synonym: pena
    7. (figuratively) mind, reasoning
    8. (usually in the plural) milk skin

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    References

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    Spanish

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    Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Spanish cabeça, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, diminutive of caput.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (Spain) /kaˈbeθa/ [kaˈβ̞e.θa]
    • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˈbesa/ [kaˈβ̞e.sa]
    • Audio (Spain):(file)
    • Audio (Peru):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eθa
    • Rhymes: -esa
    • Syllabification: ca‧be‧za

    Noun

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    cabeza f (plural cabezas)

    1. (anatomy) head
    2. mind (in certain phrases)
      perder la cabezato lose one's mind
      No puedo quitarme a esa chica de la cabeza.
      I can't get that girl out of my head.

    Derived terms

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    (diminutive cabecilla or cabecita) (augmentative cabezazo, cabezón, cabezota, or cabezudo)

    Descendants

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    • ? English: beezer

    Noun

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    cabeza m (plural cabezas)

    1. (colloquial, Andalusia) guy, dude, man

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