Polyglot Dictionary

quebra-nozes

/kɛbɾɐˈnɔzis/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os quebra-nozes

Meaning

  1. nutcracker

    Built from quebra (breaks (from quebrar)) + nozes (nuts).

    • Usei o quebra-nozes.

      I used the nutcracker.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • quebra breaks (from quebrar)
  • nozes nuts

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cascanueces

cascanueces is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "nutcracker."

Spanish

rompenueces

rompenueces is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "nutcracker."

Practice

1 What does quebra-nozes mean?

2 Fill the gap: Usei o ___-nozes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quebra-nozes?

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