kemény dió

Hungarian

Etymology

kemény (“hard”) +‎ dió (“nut”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛmeːɲ ˌdijoː]

Noun

kemény dió (plural kemény diók)

1. (idiomatic) hard nut to crack, toughie (a problem that is challenging to solve)

   Synonym: fogas kérdés

2. (idiomatic) hard nut to crack (a situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to overcome or deal with)

Declension

• For the noun, see dió.
• The adjective kemény is not declined but may be used in the comparative:

  keményebb dió ― a harder nut to crack