tenaza

Spanish

A pair of carpenter's pincers

Etymology

From Latin tenacia, neuter plural of tenax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /teˈnaθa/ [t̪eˈna.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /teˈnasa/ [t̪eˈna.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: te‧na‧za

Noun

tenaza f (plural tenazas)

1. pincers

   Synonym: pinza

Usage notes

• Often used in the plural form with the same meaning.

Derived terms

• atenacear
• atenazar

 

Related terms

• tenaz

 

Further reading

• “tenaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014