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cabezon
[ kab-uh-zon; Spanish kah-be-sawn ]
noun
, plural cab·e·zo·nes [kab, -, uh, -zoh-neyz, kah-be-, saw, -nes], cab·e·zons.
- any of several large-headed fishes, especially a sculpin, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, of Pacific coastal waters of North America.
cabezon
/ ˈkæbɪˌzəʊn; ˈkæbɪzɒn /
noun
- a large food fish, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, of North American Pacific coastal waters, having greenish flesh: family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cabezon1
First recorded in 1875–80; from Spanish: “big head,” equivalent to cabez(a) “head” (from Vulgar Latin capitia (unattested), derivative of Latin caput “head”) + -on augmentative suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cabezon1
Spanish, from cabeza head, ultimately from Latin caput
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Example Sentences
Now, the only women in Cabezon were the governor's wife and daughter.
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You-all quit jumpin' on Happy or I'll bust you on the cabezon!
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