tenaza
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin tenacia, neuter plural of tenax.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈnaθa/ [t̪eˈna.θa] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /teˈnasa/ [t̪eˈna.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθa (Spain)
- Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: te‧na‧za
Noun
tenaza f (plural tenazas)
Usage notes
- Often used in the plural form with the same meaning.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “tenaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024