notenkraker
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Etymology
[edit]From noot (“nut”) + -en- + kraken (“crack”) + -er. Literally, “nutcracker”.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]notenkraker m (plural notenkrakers, diminutive notenkrakertje n)
- A nutcracker, an implement for cracking nuts
- The spotted nutcracker, a corvid bird, Nucifraga caryocatactes
Further reading
[edit]notenkraker on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl