notenkraker

Dutch

Nucifraga caryocatactes in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

From noot (“nut”) +‎ -en- +‎ kraken (“crack”) +‎ -er. Literally, “nutcracker”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

notenkraker m (plural notenkrakers, diminutive notenkrakertje n)

1. a nutcracker, an implement for cracking nuts
2. spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes, a corvid bird)

Further reading

• notenkraker on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl