cabezada

Galician

Etymology

From cabeza (“head”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaβeˈθaða̝/, (western) /kaβeˈsaða̝/

Noun

cabezada f (plural cabezadas)

1. headbutt

   Synonyms: croque, trucada

2. bridle

   Synonym: brida

3. halter, headcollar, horsecollar

   Synonym: cabeceira

Related terms

• cu

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cabezada”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabezada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cabezada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabezada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kabeˈθada/ [ka.β̞eˈθa.ð̞a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kabeˈsada/ [ka.β̞eˈsa.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ca‧be‧za‧da

Noun

cabezada f (plural cabezadas)

1. nod (when falling asleep, acknowledging, consenting etc.)
2. headbutt
3. header
4. nap, doze, forty winks

   doy una cabezada ― I have a doze

5. headstall

Derived terms

• dar la cabezada
• darse de cabezadas

Further reading

• “cabezada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025