Head

"Head" in Portuguese

mor

(foremost in rank or importance)

à cabeça

(coming from in front)

cabeça

(part of the body)

cabeça

(mental aptitude or skill)

cabeça

(measure word for livestock and game)

cabeça

(topmost or leading part)

cabeça

(end of hammer, axe, golf club etc.)

cabeça

(blunt end of a nail, screw etc.)

cabeça

(leader, chief, mastermind)

chefe

(leader, chief, mastermind)

colarinho

(foam on carbonated beverages)

director

(headmaster, headmistress)

directora

(headmaster, headmistress)

diretor

(headmaster, headmistress)

diretora

(headmaster, headmistress)

líder

(leader, chief, mastermind)

núcleo

(linguistics: morpheme that determines the category of a compound)

cabecear

(to strike with the head)

comandar

(to be in command of)

dirigir

(to be in command of)

dirigir-se

(to move in a specified direction)

encabeçar

(to go in front of)

encaminhar-se

(to move in a specified direction)

ir

(to move in a specified direction)

liderar

(to be in command of)

rumar

(to move in a specified direction)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.