rompecabezas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of rompe (“to break”) +‎ cabezas (“heads”). Compare French casse-tête.

Noun

rompecabezas m (plural rompecabezas)

a jigsaw puzzle
Synonym: puzle

Further reading

“rompecabezas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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