Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
nucoruptilo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
nucoruptilo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
nucoruptilo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
nucoruptilo you have here. The definition of the word
nucoruptilo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
nucoruptilo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ido
Etymology
nuco (“walnut; nut”) + ruptilo (“contact breaker”), calque of English nutcracker, French casse-noix, Italian schiaccianoci, Spanish cascanueces.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu.t͡so.rup.ˈti.lo/
Noun
nucoruptilo (plural nucoruptili)
- nutcracker
- 2006 May/June, K. A. Janotta, "La ferma stansoldato", in Adavane!, issue 15, page 39.