casse-noisette

French

Etymology

From casse (“breaks”, third-person singular present indicative of casser (“to break”)) +‎ noisette (“hazelnut”), literally “[that which] breaks hazelnut”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.nwa.zɛt/ ~ /kɑs.nwa.zɛt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: casse-noisettes

Noun

casse-noisette f (plural casse-noisettes)

1. nutcracker

   Synonym: casse-noix

Further reading

• “casse-noisette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.