cabeceo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) nod (of the head while falling to sleep)
2. (masculine) shake (of the head in the negative)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of cabecear

cabecear

1. to shake (one's head, especially in disagreement)
2. (intransitive) to nod (as one gradually falls to sleep while seated or standing)
3. (intransitive) to rock, to pitch
4. (transitive) to head a ball

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Concepts

nod

lurching

nutation

pitching

reeling

swaying

lurch

shake of the head

Synonyms

balanceo

bamboleo

oscilación

Translations

beccheggio

branlement

🫨

cahot

chancellement

hochement de tête

nutation

titubation

tangage

nutação

Hyphenated as

ca‧be‧ce‧o

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kabeˈθeo/

Etymology

Deverbal from cabecear.