brainteaser
See also:
brain-teaser
English
Alternative forms
brain teaser
brain-teaser
Etymology
From
brain
+
teaser
.
Pronunciation
(
General American
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈbɹeɪnˌtizɚ/
Noun
brainteaser
(
plural
brainteasers
)
(
informal
)
A difficult
problem
or
puzzle
.
Related terms
brainteasing
Translations
brainteaser
Czech:
hlavolam
(cs)
m
,
oříšek
(cs)
m
German:
Kopfnuss
(de)
f
,
Kopfnuß
(de)
f
(
obsolete spelling
)
,
Denkaufgabe
f
,
Denksportaufgabe
f
,
harte
Nuss
f
,
harte
Nuß
f
(
obsolete spelling
)
,
Knobelei
f
Greek:
σπαζοκεφαλιά
(el)
f
(
spazokefaliá
)
Swahili:
chemsha bongo
(sw)
Swedish:
hjärngymnastik