cabezota

Spanish

Etymology

From cabeza +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kabeˈθota/ [ka.β̞eˈθo.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kabeˈsota/ [ka.β̞eˈso.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: ca‧be‧zo‧ta

Adjective

cabezota m or f (masculine and feminine plural cabezotas)

1. stubborn

   Synonyms: terco, testarudo, obstinado

Noun

cabezota f (plural cabezotas)

1. Augmentative of cabeza

Further reading

• “cabezota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10