pinça

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French pince.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pinça f (plural pinces)

  1. (zoology) pincer
  2. (clothing) dart
  3. (in the plural) tweezers, tongs
  4. (in the plural) pliers
  5. (in the plural) clamp, clip

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French[edit]

Verb[edit]

pinça

  1. third-person singular past historic of pincer

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French pince.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pin‧ça

Noun[edit]

pinça f (plural pinças)

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

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