"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: 43 3 50 5 Disambiguation of French verb-noun compounds: 36 13 16 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 3 49 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 1 51 4
  2. (by extension) headache, problem Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-casse-tête-fr-noun-2J-aq-0- Categories (other): French verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of French verb-noun compounds: 36 13 16 35
  3. warclub Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-casse-tête-fr-noun-z8zxENV~ 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: 43 3 50 5 Disambiguation of French verb-noun compounds: 36 13 16 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 3 49 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 1 51 4
  4. (North America) jigsaw puzzle Tags: North-America, masculine
    Sense id: en-casse-tête-fr-noun-dSmREx-1 Categories (other): North American French, French verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of French verb-noun compounds: 36 13 16 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: se casser la tête
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