noun
cabeza
Cabeza (noun) means In Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking, meat from the head of a cow, especially the cheek, often slow-cooked for tacos. Example: “The taco truck sold out of cabeza before noon.”
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In Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking, meat from the head of a cow, especially the cheek, often slow-cooked for tacos.
"The taco truck sold out of cabeza before noon."
How to use cabeza
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTender, slow-cooked beef-head meat used as a taco filling.
Common pairings
cabeza tacos
cabeza tacos de res
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cabeza, meaning "head."
Rhymes for cabeza
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What does “cabeza” mean?
The word “cabeza” means in Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking, meat from the head of a cow, especially the cheek, often slow-cooked for tacos. In plain terms, tender, slow-cooked beef-head meat used as a taco filling.
How do you use “cabeza” in a sentence?
Here is “cabeza” used in a sentence: “The taco truck sold out of cabeza before noon.”
What part of speech is “cabeza”?
“Cabeza” is a noun.
Where does the word “cabeza” come from?
The word “cabeza” comes from Spanish. Borrowed from Spanish cabeza, meaning "head.".
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