cabeza

Meaning

1. (feminine) head
2. (feminine) head of a cabbage
3. (feminine) extreme of an axle
4. (feminine) extreme or top of something
5. (feminine) crown of a tree
6. (feminine) mountaintop, summit
7. (feminine,figuratively) mind, reasoning
8. (feminine,plural-normally) milk skin

Hyphenated as

ca‧be‧za

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈbeθa/

Etymology

Since the 12th century in Latin charters. From Old Galician-Portuguese cabeça, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, diminutive of caput (“head”). Cognate with Portuguese cabeça and Spanish cabeza.

Sentences

Rapidamente , volvo a cabeza cara a ela .

Quickly, I turn my head towards her.

O rabo é case tan longo coma a cabeza e o corpo .

The tail is almost as long as the head and body.

Non se considera a altura da cabeza do animal .

The height of the animal's head is not considered.

As rúas enseguida recibiron axuda do propio conde á cabeza dun exército .

The streets were soon helped by the count himself at the head of an army.

O perfil da cabeza baixa de súpeto desde os ollos á boca .

The head profile drops suddenly from the eyes to the mouth.

O , a túa cabeza parece unha piña .

Or, your head looks like a pineapple.

Preguntáronlle que había derriba da súa cabeza .

They asked him what was going on with his head.

Os ósos da cabeza expostos e estriados ou rugosos.

Exposed and striated or rough head bones.