casse-noix
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From casse (“breaks”, third-person singular present indicative of casser (“to break”)) + noix (“nut”), literally “[that which] breaks nut”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
casse-noix m (plural casse-noix)
- nutcracker (tool)
- Synonym: casse-noisette (literally “hazelnut-cracker”)
- Alternative spelling of cassenoix (“nutcracker (bird of the genus Nucifraga)”)
Further reading[edit]
- “casse-noix”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.