cabeza
head
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The top of the body, where the face and brain are
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
visual
cap
a type of hat
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-eza
noun suffix
Cabeza means head and sounds like a Spanish version of the word cap0, since a cap is what you put on your head.
cabeza
head (anatomy)
The part of the body above the neck, where the brain and the face are.
Me golpeé la cabeza con la puerta del armarioI hit my head on the cabinet door
El perro asomó la cabeza por la ventanillaThe dog stuck its head out the car window
head, mind (thinking)
The mind, or someone's ability to think and reason. The head is where the thinking happens, so it stands in for the thoughts themselves.
No se me va de la cabeza esa canciónI can't get that song out of my head
Ni siquiera me pasó por la cabeza llamarloIt didn't even cross my mind to call him
head, leader (person in charge)
The person who runs a group or an organization. A group is treated like a body, and the head is the part that decides where it goes.
Ella es la cabeza de la empresa familiarShe is the head of the family business
Necesitamos una cabeza que organice el proyectoWe need a leader to organize the project
head (of an object)
The small thick part at the end of a nail, a pin, or a match. It sits on top of a thin body, so it gets called its head.
Golpea la cabeza del clavo con el martilloHit the head of the nail with the hammer
Se rompió la cabeza del cerillo antes de encenderloThe head of the match broke off before he could light it
head, front (of a group)
The front of a group of people moving together, like a march or a race. Whoever is up there leads the way a head leads a body.
Los músicos iban a la cabeza de la manifestaciónThe musicians were at the head of the march
El keniano corría en la cabeza de la carreraThe Kenyan was running at the front of the race
head (livestock)
Animals counted one by one in a herd. You count the animals by counting their heads, exactly like English "head of cattle".
Mi tío tiene doscientas cabezas de ganadoMy uncle has two hundred head of cattle
Vendieron treinta cabezas en la feriaThey sold thirty head at the fair
beef head, head meat, cheek meat (food)
Meat from the head of a cow, steamed until soft and served as a taco filling.
Me da dos tacos de cabeza, por favorGive me two beef head tacos, please
En esa taquería la cabeza queda muy suaveAt that taqueria the beef head comes out really tender