casse-noix
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.