nutcracker
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nutcracker
- /ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From nut + cracker.
noun nutcrackers
- An implement for cracking nuts.
- Ellipsis of nutcracker doll
- Any bird of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.
- A bootleg mixed drink made from a blend of alcohols and fruit juices. The colorful bottles have popped up every summer in black and Hispanic communities — from the bodegas of Washington Heights to the stoops of Fort Greene — since the early 1990s. On beach boardwalks, at neighborhood basketball courts and block parties, New Yorkers are drinking nutcrackers, boozy home
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Something that is difficult to figure out; a puzzle.
I hadn't been to school for a while so the math was a real nutcracker
Similar: head-scratcher
Translations
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noun implement for cracking nuts
| Español | cascanueces |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 호두까기 hodukkagi |
| 日本語 | くるみ割り kurumiwari |
| 中文 | 癟嘴食管 /瘪嘴食管 biě zuǐ shí guǎn, 胡桃夾子 /胡桃夹子 hútáo jiázi, 胡桃鉗 /胡桃钳 hútáo qián |
| हिन्दी | सरौता sarautā |
| Português | quebra-nozes |
| Français | casse-noix, casse-noisettes |
| Deutsch | Nussknacker |
| Italiano | schiaccianoci |
| Ελληνικά | καρυοθραύστης karyothráfstis |
| Română | spărgător de nuci |
| Русский | щипцы́ для оре́хов ščipcý dlja oréxov, щелку́нчик ščelkúnčik |
| Tiếng Việt | cái kẹp để kẹp trái de |
| العربية | كَسَّارَة جَوْز kassārat jawz, كَسَّارَة بُنْدُق kassārat bunduq |
noun bird of the genus Nucifraga
| Español | cascanueces |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잣까마귀 jatkkamagwi |
| Português | quebra-nozes |
| Français | cassenoix |
| Deutsch | Tannenhäher |
| Italiano | nocciolaia |
| Română | alunar |
| Русский | кедро́вка kedróvka, оре́ховка oréxovka |
Talk about this word "nutcracker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nutcracker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nutcracker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nutcracker "nutcracker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nutcracker.Cite this
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