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quebra-cabeça

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From quebrar (to break) +‎ cabeça (head).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɛ.bɾɐ.kaˈbe.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɛ.bɾa.kaˈbe.sa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkɛ.bɾɐ.kɐˈbe.sɐ/ [ˌkɛ.βɾɐ.kɐˈβe.sɐ]

  • Hyphenation: que‧bra‧-ca‧be‧ça

Noun

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quebra-cabeça m (plural quebra-cabeças)

  1. brain-teaser
  2. puzzle, jigsaw puzzle
    Synonym: puzzle
  3. (colloquial) problem

Synonyms

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