cabezon

[ kab-uh-zon; Spanish kah-be-sawn ]

noun

, plural cab·e·zo·nes [kab, -, uh, -zoh-neyz, kah-be-, saw, -nes], cab·e·zons.

1. any of several large-headed fishes, especially a sculpin, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, of Pacific coastal waters of North America.

cabezon

/ ˈkæbɪzɒn; ˈkæbɪˌzəʊn /

noun

1. a large food fish, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, of North American Pacific coastal waters, having greenish flesh: family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabezon¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabezon¹

Spanish, from cabeza head, ultimately from Latin caput

Example Sentences

Jeff Moore and his wife, Laura, were killing time at the truck stop before they had to pick up a load of Nestle water in Cabezon.

From Los Angeles Times

Members sign up for an annual subscription, then select what they want from the catch from about 40 local dayboats —halibut, lingcod, octopus, cabezon, for example.

From Salon

Photographer’s description: “While I was photographing this otter, it caught this large cabezon fish and climbed up onto a rock 40 feet away. While devouring its meal, this wave crashed over it. Sony A1 with GM lens 100-400mm.”

From Seattle Times

“The approval of this bill will stop us from being used as birthing machines and allow us to be treated as human beings with a right to decide over our own bodies and destiny,” said Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, a prominent Argentinian intellectual and author.

From The Guardian

Cabezón Cámara’s exhilarating novel recasts the young wife of the fabled gaucho Martín Fierro as a liberated adventurer on the Argentine plain.

From New York Times