KGT 89: Klingons typically gnaw (choptaH--literally, "continue biting") on the nut until it cracks open, and then they spit out (tlhIS) the pieces of shell (occasionally at a nearby diner, as a gesture of sociability) before chewing and swallowing the rest. Similarly, they will usually gnaw on the hard pit of some fruits (naHnagh--literally, "fruit stone") until it can be chewed and swallowed, but it is not considered out of place to treat the pit as a shell and spit out the pieces. Related vocabulary: naHlet nut(s) (n) yub shell (of nut) (n)