krcko

1. affect. humor. (in children's stories) playful name for a story animal or character that crunches nuts; Cruncher, the Nutcracker
   Veverica Krcko sakrila je lešnike u šuplje drvo. — Krcko the squirrel hid the hazelnuts in a hollow tree.
   Pre Nove godine deca su gledala balet „Krcko Oraščić“. — Before New Year the children watched the ballet The Nutcracker.

A playful name derived from krckati 'to crunch, to gnaw'; as a character name it is capitalised (above all Krcko Oraščić — the Nutcracker). It is not a general word for a squirrel or rodent.