Usage Note
Têtu is a common adjective whose feminine form is têtue. It derives from tête ('head'), so it literally evokes someone with a hard head. The phrase têtu comme une mule ('as stubborn as a mule') is a common idiom. The noun entêtement describes the quality of stubbornness itself.
Examples
"Cet enfant est vraiment têtu."
Natural Translation
That child is really stubborn.

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