cabisbaixo
Portuguese, adjective/ka.bizˈbaj.ʃu/
cabisbaixo is spelled C-A-B-I-S-B-A-I-X-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 64,715th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cabisbaixo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “having one’s head turned down due to sadness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que traz a cabeça baixa ou inclinada”.
What does cabisbaixo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
having one’s head turned down due to sadness
- 2
crestfallen (sad because of a recent disappointment)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que traz a cabeça baixa ou inclinada 2. triste, melancólico
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cabisbaixo
- cabisbaixa feminine
- cabisbaixos masculine plural
- cabisbaixas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cabisbaixo?
- Brazil /ka.bizˈbaj.ʃu/
- Brazil [ka.bizˈbaɪ̯.ʃu]
- /ka.biʒˈbaj.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cabisbaixo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cabisbaixo in Portuguese?
cabisbaixo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).