cabezuela

Spanish

Etymology

From cabeza +‎ -uela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabeˈθwela/ [ka.β̞eˈθwe.la] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kabeˈswela/ [ka.β̞eˈswe.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: ca‧be‧zue‧la

Noun

cabezuela f (plural cabezuelas)

  1. Globularia vulgaris
  2. Mantisalca salmantica
  3. (botany) flower head
  4. (agriculture) a less fine flour obtained from wheat after flour has already been produced from it
  5. (oinology) a second sediment of wine two to three months after racking
  6. (colloquial) nitwit

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