cassenoix

French

Alternative forms

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/
  • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

Noun

cassenoix m (invariable)

  1. nutcracker (bird of genus Nucifraga)

Usage notes

The name of the birds of genus Nucifraga is commonly written cassenoix (without a hyphen), unlike the name of the tool which is written casse-noix.

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