tenaz
See also: ťėnąʒ
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin tenācis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈna(j)s/ [teˈna(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teˈna(j)ʃ/ [teˈna(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨˈnaʃ/
- Hyphenation: te‧naz
Adjective
tenaz m or f (plural tenazes)
- tenacious
- adhesive (clinging to an object or surface)
- Synonyms: aderente, adesivo
- obstinate (unwilling to yield from a point of view)
- Synonyms: obstinado, teimoso, porfiado, ferrenho
- adhesive (clinging to an object or surface)
Derived terms
- tenazmente
Noun
tenaz f (plural tenazes)
- tongs (gripping tool used for manipulating hot objects)
- pincer (gripping limb of some animals, such as crabs, lobsters and scorpions)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin tenāx, tenācis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /teˈnaθ/ [t̪eˈnaθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /teˈnas/ [t̪eˈnas]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: te‧naz
Adjective
tenaz (plural tenaces)
- tenacious
- Synonyms: firme, porfiado, pertinaz
Derived terms
- tenazmente
Related terms
- tenacidad
- tenaza
Further reading
- “tenaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014