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Etymology

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Conflation of Latin ānsa and Latin nassa.

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Noun

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nansa f (plural nanses)

  1. handle, loop, grip
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 5, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      Cadascú va prendre la caixa de municions per una de les nanses laterals.
      Each took the box of munitions by one of the handles on the side.
  2. fish trap
  3. (surgery) snare (looped instrument for removing polyps, etc.)

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