kakuro

From Japanese カックロ (kakkuro), in turn derived from English Cross Sums.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑːˈkʊəɹəʊ/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /kɑˈkʊɹoʊ/

kakuro (countable and uncountable, plural kakuros)

1. (games) A type of number puzzle, similar to a crossword but with numbers. Each "clue" is the sum of the digits to be placed in its group of squares, and no digit can be repeated within a group.

• sudoku

kakuro m (plural kakuros)

1. (games) kakuro

• sudoku
• mot caché
• mots croisés

• “kakuro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.