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