cascanueces
/kaskaˈnwes/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- cascanueces
Meaning
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nutcracker
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Usó el cascanueces.
He used the nutcracker.
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Similar words
cascanueces and rompenueces are close synonyms for "nutcracker"; rompenueces is less common and more descriptive.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
quebra-nozes is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nutcracker."
Practice
1 What does cascanueces mean?
nutcracker
2 Fill the gap: Usó el ___.
Full sentence: Usó el cascanueces. (He used the nutcracker.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches cascanueces?
cascanueces: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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