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cabeça.

head (part of the body)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈbe.sɐ/Brazil/kɐˈbe.sɐ/Portugal[kɐˈβe.sɐ]Portugal/kɐˈbe.sɐ/Portugal, Southern

  1. head (part of the body)

    feminine

  2. head (topmost, foremost, or leading part)

    feminine

  3. sense

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin capitium Old Galician-Portuguese cabeça Portuguese cabeça From Old Galician-Portuguese cabeça, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, from caput.

noun/kaˈbe.sɐ/Brazil/kɐˈbe.sɐ/Portugal[kɐˈβe.sɐ]Portugal/kɐˈbe.sɐ/Portugal, Southern

  1. head (leader, boss)

    by-personal-gender · colloquial · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin capitium Old Galician-Portuguese cabeça Portuguese cabeça From Old Galician-Portuguese cabeça, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, from caput.

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