casse-tête

See also: cassetete

French

Etymology

casser +‎ tête

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.tɛt/

• Quebec:

  (file)

Noun

casse-tête m (plural casse-tête)

1. brainteaser, puzzle
2. (by extension) headache, problem
3. warclub

Related terms

• se casser la tête

Descendants

• → Polish: kastet
• → Russian: кастет (kastet)

Further reading

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