Translation guide
A tool for pulling corks from bottles, and related spiral shapes or motions.
The physical device used to remove a cork from a bottle.
General term for a bottle opener, commonly used for corkscrews as well. Literally 'stopper puller'.
Can I borrow a corkscrew?
Specifically a corkscrew. More precise than 栓抜き, which can also mean a bottle cap opener.
I need a corkscrew to open the wine.
Loanword from English 'wine opener'. Used especially for waiter's friend style corkscrews.
This corkscrew is easy to use.
Describing something that twists or curls like a corkscrew.
A twisting or spinning movement, like a corkscrew dive or turn.
栓抜き is a general bottle opener and can refer to both corkscrews and bottle cap openers. コルク抜き specifically means corkscrew. In context, 栓抜き is often understood as a corkscrew when wine is involved.
corkscrew pasta
He landed a corkscrew on his snowboard.