cabezón
masculine, everyday
The usual Mexican word for a big head, or a person with one, is cabezón, or cabezona for a woman. The plain description is cabeza grande.
Meaning: a person with a big head (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| cabezón | masculine, everyday |
| cabezona | feminine |
| cabeza grande | literal |
Cabezón is often a friendly tease. You can also say tiene la cabeza grande when you simply describe someone's head.
Which one should you use?
In Mexico cabezón also means stubborn, like "hardheaded". The meaning depends on the situation, so es muy cabezón is more often about stubbornness than about size.
Did you know?
- The Spanish suffix -ón makes a word bigger, so cabeza becomes cabezón, and in the same way nariz becomes narizón.
Examples in context
- Mi hermanito es bien cabezón.My little brother is really stubborn.
- Ese casco me queda chico porque tengo la cabeza grande.That helmet is too small for me because I have a big head.
Example conversation
Two friends, Iván and Sofía, try on hats in a store.
- IvánNingún sombrero me queda.No hat fits me.
- SofíaEs que eres un cabezón.That is because you have a big head.
- IvánY tú eres bien payasa.And you are a real clown.
