"casse-tête" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kas.tɛt/ Audio: Qc-casse-tête.ogg Forms: casse-tête [plural]
Etymology: From casser + tête. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|casser|tête}} casser + tête Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#}} casse-tête m (plural casse-tête)
  1. brainteaser, puzzle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-casse-tête-fr-noun-tUxReLQO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verb-noun compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 45 3 52 Disambiguation of French verb-noun compounds: 52 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 3 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 1 53
  2. (by extension) headache, problem Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-casse-tête-fr-noun-2J-aq-0-
  3. warclub Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-casse-tête-fr-noun-z8zxENV~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 45 3 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 3 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 1 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: se casser la tête
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