rompecabezas
rompecabezas
USAGE NOTE
The plural of “rompecabezas” is “rompecabezas.”
rompecabezas(
rrohm
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peh
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kah
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beh
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sahs
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (game)
b. jigsaw
Los viejitos estaban platicando, tomando café y armando un rompecabezas.The elderly men were chatting, drinking coffee, and doing a jigsaw.
2. (colloquial) (something complicated)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. puzzle
La nueva jefa y sus ideas les presentaba un verdadero rompecabezas a los empleados.The staff were finding the new boss and her ideas a real puzzle.
rompecabezasNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (juego)
a. jigsaw
2. (colloquial)
a. puzzle
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