Phrase guide

Rubik's cube

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈɹʉwbɪkskjʉwb/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A mechanical puzzle in the shape of a cube, all sides able to be rotated, each side divided into 9 squares, the moving pieces allowing the cube to be rearranged. The goal is to get the colored squares aligned so that each side of the cube is the same color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 3x3x3, magic cube, puzzle cube

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: twisty puzzle

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Rubik's cube.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of Hungarian Rubik-kocka, named after the inventor Ernő Rubik.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُكَعَّب رُوبِيك (mukaʕʕab rūbīk) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Armenian: Ռուբիկի խորանարդ (Ṙubiki xoranard) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Armenian: ռուբիկ-կուբիկ (ṙubik-kubik) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Armenian: կուբիկ-ռուբիկ (kubik-ṙubik) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Bengali: রুবিক’স কিউব (rubik’s kiub) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Burmese: ရုဘစ်ကုဗတုံး (ru.bhacku.ba.tum:) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Chinese Cantonese: 扭計骰 /扭计骰 — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魔方 (mófāng) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Czech: Rubikova kostka — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Dutch: Rubiks kubus — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Esperanto: kubo de Rubik — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Estonian: Rubiku kuubik — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Finnish: Rubikin kuutio — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • French: Rubik's Cube — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • French: Cube de Rubik — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Georgian: რუბიკის კუბი (rubiḳis ḳubi) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • German: Zauberwürfel — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • German: Rubik’s Cube — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Greek: κύβος του Ρούμπικ (kývos tou Roúmpik) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Hebrew: קובייה הונגרית (kubiya hungarit) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Hindi: रुबिक घन (rubik ghan) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Hungarian: Rubik-kocka — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Japanese: ルービックキューブ (rūbikku kyūbu) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Khmer: រូប៊ិក ខ្យូប (ruubɨk khyoup) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Korean: 루빅스 큐브 (rubikseu kyubeu) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Latvian: Rubika kubs — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Lithuanian: Rubiko kubas — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Macedonian: Рубикова коцка (Rubikova kocka) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Mongolian: Рубикийн шоо (Rubikiin šoo) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Persian: مکعب روبیک (moka'ab-e rubik) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Polish: kostka Rubika — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Portuguese: cubo mágico — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Portuguese: cubo de Rubik — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Russian: ку́бик Ру́бика (kúbik Rúbika) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Russian: ку́бик-ру́бик (kúbik-rúbik) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Slovene: rubikova kocka — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Spanish: cubo de Rubik — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Spanish: cubo mágico — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Swedish: Rubiks kub — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Thai: ลูกบิด (lûuk-bìt) — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Turkish: Rubik Küpü — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Vietnamese: lập phương Rubik — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Vietnamese: khối Rubik — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Vietnamese: Rubik — cubical mechanical puzzle
  • Yiddish: רוביקס קוב (rubiks kub) — cubical mechanical puzzle