Cabezón Meaning

Question

Hi,

I have been hearing the word "Cabezón" and the plural form which I think is "Cabenzotes" Judging by the context it seems to be a polite way of saying "mierda" or as a way of expressing surprise in a situation like when someone opens the door and you say it to them. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Welcome to SD. - ian-hill, Aug 5, 2017

I'm pretty sure the plural of cabezón is cabezones, and cabezote is something else entirely. What it means in the context that you describe, I do not know. - jtaniel, Aug 5, 2017

Cabezote and cabezón are both augmentatives. Just 2 different forms of the same thing. - rodneyp, Aug 8, 2017

Answer 1

Cabezón (plural cabezones)

Cabezón could have two meanings at least. in my country

Cabezón meaning the person has a big head. Sometimes it could be derogatory and sometimes endearing.

The second meaning would be stubborn. It's colloquial. It could also be "cabeza dura", "terco", obstinado, testarudo, tozudo " and maybe more. The most formal is probably .obstinado.

Maybe "cabezón" could mean something else but only in a certain region.

It could also literally mean a huge head, but not likely. - HackerKing, Aug 8, 2017

Yep, you nailed it. Context will tell you the difference in meaning. - rodneyp, Aug 8, 2017

Answer 2

Hmmm, well , this seems to be a misunderstanding, unless it is used in a different way in other countries.

Cabezón means stubborn or pig-headed.

Answer 3

Thanks for all your answers. So if someone was to exclaim "Cabezón" when they hurt themselves then they would be referring to themselves as stubborn because they did not listen to the advice from someone which meant they could have avoided getting hurt?

Here are a couple examples:

No seas cabezón - Don't be stubborn

Es cierto , a veces soy muy cabezón - It's true, sometimes I'm really stubborn

Fulanita: Ese wey te gusta. That guy likes you.

Fulinita 2: Quien, el cabezón? Who, the big headed guy?

As an exclamation you might say:

Que cabezón Soy (or eres)

Answer 4

Thanks for all your answers. So if someone was to exclaim "Cabezón" when they hurt themselves then they would be referring to themselves as stubborn because they did not listen to the advice from someone which meant they could have avoided getting hurt?