Frequently Asked Questions about the word: Jawbreaker
A jawbreaker is a type of hard candy that is very big and takes a long time to eat. It's called a jawbreaker because it's so hard that it can make your jaw hurt if you try to bite it!
You say 'jawbreaker' like this: jaw-bray-ker. The 'jaw' sounds like the part of your face, and 'breaker' sounds like something that breaks.
The word 'jawbreaker' comes from the two words 'jaw' and 'break.' It was first used in the early 1900s to describe these hard candies that are tough to chew.
The word 'jawbreaker' in Kannada is 'ಜೀವನಕೋಶ' (Jīvanakōśa).