Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nutcracker

/ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: nut-crack-er
IPA: /ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An implement for cracking nuts.

noun

An implement for cracking nuts.

noun

Any bird of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.

noun

A bootleg mixed drink made from a blend of alcohols and fruit juices.

American usage

noun

Something that is difficult to figure out; a puzzle.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The colorful bottles have popped up every summer in black and Hispanic communities — from the bodegas of Washington Heights to the stoops of Fort Greene — since the early 1990s. On beach boardwalks, at neighborhood basketball courts and block parties, New Yorkers are drinking nutcrackers, boozy homespun cocktails made from a blend of alcohol and fruit juices."
"I hadn't been to school for a while so the math was a real nutcracker"

Etymology

From nut + cracker.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ/

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

nutcrackers (plural)

Phrases

Christmas nutcracker Clark's nutcracker spotted nutcracker Eurasian nutcracker nutcracker doll nutcracker phenomenon nutcracker syndrome son of a nutcracker

Frequently Paired Words

crack open nutpick

Synonyms

head-scratcher nuthatch

Questions

How do you pronounce nutcracker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ/.
What does nutcracker mean?: An implement for cracking nuts.
Where does nutcracker come from?: From nut + cracker.

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