Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the pejorative prefix ca- + boce, which is disputed:

Noun

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caboce oblique singularf (oblique plural caboces, nominative singular caboce, nominative plural caboces)

  1. (anatomy) head

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*bottia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 1: A–B, page 469