cabezon
[ kab-uh-zon; Spanish kah-ve-sawn ]
/ ˈkæb əˌzɒn; Spanish ˌkɑ vɛˈsɔn /
noun, plural cab·e·zo·nes [kab-uh-zoh-neyz; Spanish kah-ve-saw-nes] /ˈkæb əˌzoʊ neɪz; Spanish ˌkɑ vɛˈsɔ nɛs/, cab·e·zons.
any of several large-headed fishes, especially a sculpin, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, of Pacific coastal waters of North America.
Also
cab·e·zone
[kab-uh-zohn, kab-uh-zohn] /ˈkæb əˌzoʊn, ˌkæb əˈzoʊn/.
Origin of cabezon
< Spanish, equivalent to
cabez(a) head (< Vulgar Latin
*capitia, derivative of Latin
caput head) +
-on augmentative suffix
Words nearby cabezon
cabell,
caber,
cabernet sauvignon,
cabet,
cabeza de vaca,
cabezon,
cabildo,
cabimas,
cabin,
cabin attendant,
cabin boy
Example sentences from the Web for cabezon
Now, the only women in Cabezon were the governor's wife and daughter.
You-all quit jumpin' on Happy or I'll bust you on the cabezon!
Bat Wing Bowles |Dane Coolidge
British Dictionary definitions for cabezon
cabezon
cabezone (ˈkæbɪˌzəʊn)
/ (ˈkæbɪzɒn) /
noun
a large food fish, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, of North American Pacific coastal waters, having greenish flesh: family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions)
Word Origin for cabezon
Spanish, from
cabeza head, ultimately from Latin
caput