cabizbajo

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from cabeza (“head”) +‎ bajo (“low”) (compare Portuguese cabisbaixo).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cabizbajo (feminine cabizbaja, masculine plural cabizbajos, feminine plural cabizbajas)

  1. crestfallen, downcast, dejected, gloomy, glum
    Synonyms: abatido, encogido

Derived terms

Verb

cabizbajo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cabizbajar

Further reading

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