cascanueces
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- nutcracker
- nutcracker bird
- (colloquial) madcap, harebrained young man
Etymology
Affix from Spanish, Castilian cascar + Spanish, Castilian nuez.
Origin
Spanish
nuez
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nucem, nux Latin
- nux Latin
- quassāre Latin
- nuce Italian
- cascar Spanish, Castilian
- cascarrabias Spanish, Castilian
- nuez Spanish, Castilian