Polyglot Dictionary

quebra-cabeça

/kɛbɾɐkaˈbesɐ/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os quebra-cabeças

Meaning

  1. puzzle

    Built from quebra (breaks (from quebrar)) + cabeça (head).

    • Montei um quebra-cabeça.

      I put together a jigsaw puzzle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • quebra breaks (from quebrar)
  • cabeça head

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

puzle

puzle is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "puzzle."

Spanish

puzzle

puzzle is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "puzzle."

Spanish

rompecabezas

rompecabezas is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "puzzle."

French

casse-tête

casse-tête is the French word for the same thing — both mean "puzzle."

Practice

1 What does quebra-cabeça mean?

2 Fill the gap: Montei um quebra-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quebra-cabeça?

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