What does cabeçada in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cabeçada in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cabeçada in Portuguese.

The word cabeçada in Portuguese means headbutt, cabeçada, cabeçada, dar cabeçada, dar cabeçada, dar uma cabeçada em. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cabeçada

headbutt

substantivo feminino (pancada com a cabeça)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cabeçada

noun (violent blow made with the head) (batida com a cabeça)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
With a swift headbutt, the goat knocked the little boy over.

cabeçada

noun (informal (soccer: hitting ball with head)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The athlete scored a goal with a header.

dar cabeçada

transitive verb (rare (butt, push with head or horns)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)

dar cabeçada

transitive verb (hit with the forehead)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The wrestler violently headbutted his opponent.

dar uma cabeçada em

transitive verb (UK, slang (headbutt)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
The bloke nutted James and ran off as he lay on the ground with his head bleeding.

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