pinça

See also: pinca

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French pince.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpin.sə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpin.sa]

Noun

pinça f (plural pinces)

(zoology) pincer
(clothing) dart
(in the plural) tweezers, tongs
(in the plural) pliers
(in the plural) clamp, clip

Derived terms

Further reading

“pinça” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Verb

pinça

third-person singular past historic of pincer

Portuguese

Etymology

From French pince.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpĩ.sɐ/

Hyphenation: pin‧ça

Noun

pinça f (plural pinças)

pincers, tweezers (small gripping tool)
pincer (gripping appendage of some crustaceans and arachnids)
Synonym: patola
(automotive) caliper (part of a disc brake)

Further reading

“pinça” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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