heypolyglot
Italian

puzzle

/ˈpat.tsel/noun · masculineA2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 17,219

Meaning

jigsaw puzzle

  • a jigsaw puzzle composed of interlocking pieces

In a sentence

Ho finito un puzzle da mille pezzi in due giorni.

I finished a thousand-piece puzzle in two days.

Ti va di fare un puzzle insieme stasera?

Do you want to do a puzzle together tonight?

Manca un pezzo per completare questo puzzle.

A piece is missing to complete this puzzle.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
puzzlemasculine · singular
puzzlemasculine · plural
puzzlemasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable masculine loanword from English.
  • In Italian, it almost exclusively refers to a jigsaw puzzle rather than a riddle or word puzzle.

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