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)
- pincers
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