cabeza

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cabeza (“head”). === Noun === cabeza (uncountable) Beef cheek or similar meat, especially in Mexican cooking == Aragonese == === Alternative forms === capeza (central dialects) cap (eastern dialects) === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, diminutive of caput. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈbeθa/ Syllabification: ca‧be‧za Rhymes: -eθa === Noun === cabeza f (plural cabezas) (anatomy) head == Asturian == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, diminutive of caput. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈbeθa/ [kaˈβ̞e.θa] Rhymes: -eθa Syllabification: ca‧be‧za === Noun === cabeza f (plural cabeces) (anatomy) head (part of the body) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “cabeza”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “cabeza”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish cabeza. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -esa Hyphenation: ca‧be‧za === Noun === cabeza head == Galician == === Alternative forms === cabeça (reintegrationist) === Etymology === 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 === Hyphenation: ca‧be‧za === Noun === cabeza f (plural cabezas) head head of a cabbage extreme of an axle extreme or top of something crown of a tree (geography) mountaintop, summit Synonym: pena (figuratively) mind, reasoning (usually in the plural) milk skin ==== Derived terms ==== cabeceira Cabeceira Cabeza cabezo Cabezo === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabeza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cabeza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabeza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Alternative forms === cabeça (obsolete) === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /kaˈbeθa/ [kaˈβ̞e.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kaˈbesa/ [kaˈβ̞e.sa] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ca‧be‧za === Noun === cabeza f (plural cabezas) (anatomy) head mind (in certain phrases) perder la cabeza ― to lose one's mind ==== Derived terms ==== (diminutive cabecilla or cabecita) (augmentative cabezazo, cabezón, cabezota, or cabezudo) ==== Descendants ==== →? English: beezer === Noun === cabeza m (plural cabezas) (colloquial, Andalusia) guy, dude, man === See also === Appendix:Spanish nouns that have different meanings depending on their gender === Further reading === “cabeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025