pincet

From French pincette (“tweezers”), diminutive of pince (“pincer, tongs”), from pincer (“to pinch”). Cognate with Dutch pincet and German Pinzette.

• IPA^(key): /pensɛt/, [pʰenˈsɛd̥]

pincet c (singular definite pincetten, plural indefinite pincetter)

1. tweezers (small pincers, usually made of metal, used for handling small objects)

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Borrowed from Middle French pincette (“tweezers; poker”).

• IPA^(key): /pɪnˈsɛt/

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• Hyphenation: pin‧cet
• Rhymes: -ɛt

pincet n (plural pincetten, diminutive pincetje n)

1. a pair of tweezers, small (usually metal) pincers, used for handling small objects and in medicine

• aderpincet n
• klempincet n

• Afrikaans: pinset
• → Indonesian: pinset
• → Japanese: ピンセット (pinsetto)
• → Papiamentu: pinsèt