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
Synonym: pinza

Usage notes

Often used in the plural form with the same meaning.

Derived terms

Related terms

tenaz

Further reading

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

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