trencaclosques

Verb-object compound, composed of trenca (“to break”) +‎ closques (“skulls”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌtɾɛŋ.kəˈklɔs.kəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌtɾəŋ.kəˈklɔs.kəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌtɾeŋ.kaˈklɔs.kes]

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trencaclosques m (invariable)

1. puzzle (toy or problem to test mental ability)
2. jigsaw puzzle

• puzle

• “trencaclosques”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007