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Asturian
Noun
cabezón m (plural cabezones)
- Augmentative of cabezu
- (big) head
- streaked gurnard
Spanish
Etymology
From cabeza (“head”) + -ón (augmentative suffix). Compare Portuguese cabeção.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kabeˈθon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kabeˈson/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ca‧be‧zón
Adjective
cabezón (feminine cabezona, masculine plural cabezones, feminine plural cabezonas)
- big-headed
- pigheaded, stubborn
Noun
cabezón m (plural cabezones, feminine cabezona, feminine plural cabezonas)
- a big-headed or stubborn person
- Augmentative of cabeza
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