pinça

See also: pinca

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French pince.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpin.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpin.sa]

Noun

pinça f (plural pinces)

1. (zoology) pincer
2. (clothing) dart
3. (in the plural) tweezers, tongs
4. (in the plural) pliers
5. (in the plural) clamp, clip

Derived terms

• pinçanàs
• pinçar
• pinces de cocodril

Further reading

• “pinça” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Verb

pinça

1. third-person singular past historic of pincer

Portuguese

Etymology

From French pince.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpĩ.sɐ/

• Hyphenation: pin‧ça

Noun

pinça f (plural pinças)

1. pincers, tweezers (small gripping tool)
2. pincer (gripping appendage of some crustaceans and arachnids)

   Synonym: patola

3. (automotive) caliper (part of a disc brake)

Further reading

• “pinça” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.