casse-noix

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kas.nwa/, /kɑs.nwa/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

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

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

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