cabezon
noun
cab·e·zon
variants or cabezone
ˈkabəˌzōn,
ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗
plural -s
1
or less commonly cabazone
a
: a large green-fleshed edible sculpin (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) of the Pacific coast of North America
b
: a smaller related fish (Leptocottus armatus) of southern California
2
: a croaker (Larimus breviceps) of the West Indies and southwest Atlantic ocean having a short thick head and a nearly verticle mouth
Word History
Etymology
Spanish cabezón, augmentative of cabeza head, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin capitia, from Latin capit-, caput
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- disposing of
- disposingly
- disposings
- dispositio
- disposition
- dispositional
- dispositioned
- dispositions
- dispositios
- dispositive
- dispositively
- dispositor
- dispositors
- dispossess
- dispossess notice
- dispossessed
- dispossesses
- dispossessing
- dispossession
- dispossessions
- dispossessor
- dispossessors
- dispost
- disposure
- disposures