pinza
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
pinza f (plural pinze)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- pinza1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
pinza
- inflection of pinzare:
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈpinθa/ [ˈpĩn̟.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈpinsa/ [ˈpĩn.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -inθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -insa
- Syllabification: pin‧za
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French pince (“pincers”).
Noun edit
pinza f (plural pinzas)
- tweezer, tweezers
- pliers (nose pliers, usually)
- pincers
- tongs
- claw (pincer of a crustacean)
- clothes peg
- clamp (general purpose kind of tool)
- caliper (measuring tool)
- Synonym: calibrador
- gripper
- forceps
- Synonym: fórceps
Derived terms edit
- coger con pinzas
- irse la pinza
- movimiento de pinza
- pantalones de pinza
- pinzas de la cocina, pinzas de cocina (“tongs”) (kitchen tool)
- pinzas de punta (“nose pliers”)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
pinza
- inflection of pinzar:
Further reading edit
- “pinza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014