rompecabezas

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

rompecabezas m (plural rompecabezas)

1. a jigsaw puzzle

   Synonym: puzle

Further reading

• “rompecabezas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28