# Rubik's cube

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rubik-s-cube