cabeceo

cabeceo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cabecear

• IPA^(key): /kabeˈθeo/ [ka.β̞eˈθe.o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kabeˈseo/ [ka.β̞eˈse.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: ca‧be‧ce‧o

Deverbal from cabecear.

cabeceo m (plural cabeceos)

1. nod (of the head while falling to sleep)
2. shake (of the head in the negative)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

cabeceo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cabecear

• “cabeceo”, 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