caboche

head (informal)

noun kah-BOSH Rare

Also means

stubborn person

Usage Note

Caboche is a colloquial, slightly affectionate or exasperated term for someone's head or skull, often implying stubbornness — 'get it into your thick head.' The derived adjective cabochard/cabocharde means pigheaded.

Examples

"Rentre-toi ça dans la caboche !"

Natural Translation

Get that into your head!

Literal Translation

Get-yourself that into the head!

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