cabeça

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *capittia, variant of capitia, plural of Latin capitium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kəˈβe̞.sə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kəˈbə.sə] IPA(key): (Central) [kəˈβɛ.sə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kaˈbe.sa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kaˈβe.sa] === Noun === cabeça f (plural cabeces) (botany) bulb, head (of garlic) Synonym: bulb ==== Derived terms ==== cabeçar cabeçuda ==== Related terms ==== cap cabeç === Further reading === “cabeça”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Noun === cabeça f (plural cabeças, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of cabeza === References === “cabeça”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Occitan == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural accusative of capitium (“covering for the head”) (reanalyzed as a feminine singular), from caput (“head”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === cabeça f (plural cabeças) (anatomy, Provençal) head mind (Gascony) plough ==== Derived terms ==== descabeçar cabecejar === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2026, page 136 == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin capitium, from caput + -ium. Since the 12th century in Latin charters. Cognate with Old Spanish cabeça === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈbet͡sa/ Rhymes: -et͡sa Hyphenation: ca‧be‧ça === Noun === cabeça f (plural cabeças) head (part of the body which contains the brain) head (leader or expert) Synonym: cabeceira (vulgar) glans penis (metonymic) head (measure word for livestock) hill; hilltop Synonym: cabeço capital city Synonym: capital boundary of a property Synonyms: cabeceira, cabeceiro ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Fala: cabeza Galician: cabeza Portuguese: cabeça (see there for further descendants) === References === Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “cabeça”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cabeça”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cabeça”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Navarro-Aragonese == === Etymology === From Latin capitia, from the neuter plural accusative of capitium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈbetsa/ === Noun === cabeça f head === References === Nagore Laín, Francho (2021), Vocabulario de la crónica de San Juan de la Peña (versión aragonesa, s. XIV), Zaragoza: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, page 61 == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural accusative of capitium (“covering for the head”) (reanalyzed as a feminine singular), from caput (“head”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈbe.t͡s̪a/ === Noun === cabeça f (plural cabeças) head ==== Related terms ==== cabdal cabdiello ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: Hebrew script: קאב׳יסה Latin script: kavesa Spanish: cabeza == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === cabêça (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese cabeça, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, from caput. === Pronunciation === (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbe.sa/ (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐˈbe.sɐ/ Rhymes: -esɐ Hyphenation: ca‧be‧ça === Noun === cabeça f (plural cabeças) (anatomy) head (part of the body) head (topmost, foremost, or leading part) (figurative) sense === Noun === cabeça m or f by sense (plural cabeças) (colloquial) head (leader, boss) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “cabeça”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cabeça”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “cabeça”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cabeça”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “cabeça”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Noun === cabeça f (plural cabeças) obsolete spelling of cabeza