cabeza de cebolla
/kabeθa de θeboʝa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "onion head" is translated into Spanish as cabeza de cebolla.
cabeza de cebolla is a descriptive term used to refer to someone with a round head or a specific hairstyle that resembles an onion.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cabeza (head), de (of) and cebolla (onion).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, cabezas de cebolla, you change the noun cabeza to cabezas while keeping cebolla in its singular form.
How do you pronounce it?
/kabeθa de θeboʝa/
Did you know?
- While cabeza de cebolla describes a round shape, Spanish uses different vegetable metaphors for other head shapes, such as comparing a very bald head to a bola de billar or a billiard ball.
- The word cebolla is a distant relative of the English word 'chive', both descending from the same Latin root for onions.
Examples in context
- ¡No puedes tratar a tu jefe así! Recuerda que no es adecuado llamarlo 'cabeza de cebolla'.You can't address your boss like that! Remember, it's not appropriate to call him 'onion head'.
Example conversation
Two friends are laughing at a funny photo.
- MateoMira esta foto de Mateo, es una cabeza de cebolla.Look at this photo of Mateo, he is an onion head.
- LucíaEs verdad, tiene la cabeza muy redonda.It's true, his head is very round.
- Mateo¿Tú crees que me veo como cabeza de cebolla?Do you think I look like an onion head?
- LucíaNo, Lucía, tú no te ves así.No, Lucía, you don't look like that.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cabeza, cebolla, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
