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单词 cabezon
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cabezon

[ kab-uh-zon; Spanish kah-be-sawn ]
/ ˈkæb əˌzɒn; Spanish ˌkɑ βɛˈsɔn /

noun, plural cab·e·zo·nes [kab-uh-zoh-neyz; Spanish kah-be-saw-nes], /ˈkæb əˌzoʊ neɪz; Spanish ˌkɑ βɛˈsɔ 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

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

Words nearby cabezon

Cabell, caber, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabet, Cabeza de Vaca, cabezon, CABG, cabildo, Cabimas, cabin, cabin attendant
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Example sentences from the Web for cabezon

  • Now, the only women in Cabezon were the governor's wife and daughter.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 401, March 1849|Various
  • 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
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