el
masculine
/rompekaˈβeθas/
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Translation
jigsaw puzzle, puzzle
Word origin
A compound of the verb romper ('to break') and cabezas ('heads'), literally 'break-heads', for something that makes you rack your brains.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- romper plus cabeza
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralrompecabezasirregular
Examples
armar .
My son loves putting together a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle.
acertijo .
This riddle is a real puzzle.
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We lost a piece of the jigsaw puzzle under the sofa.
¿ ayudarme ?
Do you want to help me with this very difficult puzzle?
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The case was a puzzle that no one managed to solve.
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