casse-tête

See also: cassetete

French

Etymology

From casser +‎ tête.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.tɛt/

• Audio (Quebec):

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Noun

casse-tête m (plural casse-tête)

1. brainteaser, puzzle
2. (by extension) headache, problem
3. warclub
4. (North America) jigsaw puzzle

Related terms

• se casser la tête

Descendants

• → Polish: kastet
• → Portuguese: cassetete
• → Russian: касте́т (kastét)

Further reading

• “casse-tête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.