Polyglot Dictionary

cabecear

/kaβeseˈaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
cabeceo
preterite (yo)
cabeceé
past participle
cabeceado

Meaning

  1. to nod off

    • Cabeceó en el tren.

      He nodded off on the train.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

einnicken

einnicken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to nod off."

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