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“nutcracker” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/kaskaˈnweθes/

Example

Mi cascanueces se rompió ayer.

My nutcracker broke yesterday.

Illustration for cascanueces (nutcracker)

How to say “nutcracker” in Spanish

“Nutcracker” in Spanish is cascanueces.

Two hinged levers for cracking a nut.

Full entry for cascanueces: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with cascanueces

¿Puedes pasarme el cascanueces, por favor?

Can you pass me the nutcracker, please?

Tips for using cascanueces

  • A masculine noun that keeps the same form in singular and plural (el cascanueces, los cascanueces), and when capitalized with an article it can refer to the ballet El Cascanueces.

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