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masculine

/rompekaˈβeθas/

Line drawing of rompecabezas
Coloured illustration of rompecabezas
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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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This word is part of lesson 73.