cabezon

noun

cab·​e·​zon

variants or cabezone

ˈkabəˌzōn,

ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗

plural -s

1

or less commonly cabazone

a

: a large green-fleshed edible sculpin (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) of the Pacific coast of North America

b

: a smaller related fish (Leptocottus armatus) of southern California

2

: a croaker (Larimus breviceps) of the West Indies and southwest Atlantic ocean having a short thick head and a nearly verticle mouth

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cabezón, augmentative of cabeza head, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin capitia, from Latin capit-, caput

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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