コルク抜(ぬ)き

こるくぬき

noun

corkscrew

1. corkscrew; cork opener

A tool used to remove corks from wine bottles. The ～抜き pattern (remover/opener) is productive in Japanese.

コルク抜(ぬ)きを貸(か)してください。

Please lend me a corkscrew.

コルク抜(ぬ)きが見(み)つからなくて、ワインが開(あ)けられない。

I can't find the corkscrew, so I can't open the wine.

旅行(りょこう)先(さき)でワインを買(か)ったが、コルク抜(ぬ)きを持(も)ってくるのを忘(わす)れてしまった。

I bought wine at the travel destination, but I forgot to bring a corkscrew.

USAGE:
Follows the productive pattern of ～抜(ぬ)き (remover/opener), seen also in 栓(せん)抜(ぬ)き (bottle opener) and 釘(くぎ)抜(ぬ)き (nail puller). Also called ワインオープナー.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

コルク抜(ぬ)きでワインを開(あ)ける (to open wine with a corkscrew)
コルク抜(ぬ)きを使(つか)う (to use a corkscrew)

SIMILAR WORDS:

栓(せん)抜(ぬ)き: bottle opener — for prying off bottle caps
ワインオープナー: wine opener — a loanword alternative

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