cabecudo

noun

ca·​be·​cu·​do

ˌkabəˈsü(ˌ)dō

plural -s

: ouricury

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese cabeçudo, from cabeçudo big-headed, from cabeça head, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin capitia

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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