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cabo

Pronunciation: /ˈkabo/

“cabo” is a Spanish word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. end, edge, extremity (furthest or terminal point of something)
  2. end, finish, conclusion (terminal point of something in time)
  3. stub, butt, stump (something blunted, stunted, burnt to a stub, or cut short)
  4. cable, rope (strong rope or chain, especially used to moor or anchor a ship)
  5. cape, headland (piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake)
  6. accessories, knick-knacks, odds and ends (small trinket of minor value)
  7. corporal (non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4)
  8. sergeant (highest rank of noncommissioned officer)

In Spanish

  1. Junto, al lado de.
  2. Al cabo.
  3. Al fin, por último.
  4. Grado militar de la escala de tropa inmediatamente inferior al de cabo primero e inmediatamente superior al de soldado.
  5. Parte de la tierra que se adentra en el mar.
  6. Trozo o punta de cuerda o de vela.
  7. Punta o extremo de algo.
  8. Pieza alargada, generalmente de madera, para coger con las manos una herramienta y manipularla.
  9. Extremo sobrante o pequeño desecho de algo.
  10. Manco.
  11. En el juego del revesino la carta inferior de cualquiera de los cuatro palos, como el dos o cualquiera otra carta cuando han salido todas las inferiores.
  12. En las aduanas el lío pequeño que no llega a fardo.

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-. Doublet of jefe and chef.

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