cabo

Spanish

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

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *capum, caput (head, etc, source) inherited from Proto-Italic *kaput derived from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kauput-

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