jawbreaker

• Nom avec deux sens : une grosse boule de bonbon très dure, difficile à mordre ou à sucer ; et un mot très difficile à prononcer.

A noun with two meanings: a large, round, hard candy that is difficult to bite or suck; and a word that is very difficult to pronounce.

1. A2informal

   A large, round, very hard candy that is meant to be sucked or chewed.

   boule de gomme dure

   • The kids each got a colorful jawbreaker from the candy store.
   • He tried to bite the jawbreaker but it was too hard.
   • Jawbreakers come in many layers of different flavors.

2. Difficult wordB2informal

   A word that is very long or complicated and hard to pronounce.

   mot difficile à prononcer

   • 'Floccinaucinihilipilification' is a real jawbreaker.
   • She struggled to say the scientific term, calling it a jawbreaker.
   • Tongue twisters are full of jawbreakers.

   Synonymesmouthfulpolysyllablesesquipedaliantongue twister