pinza

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -intsa
• Hyphenation: pìn‧za

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pince.

Noun

pinza f (plural pinze)

1. (usually in the plural) pliers, pincers, tongs, forceps

Derived terms

• da pigliare con le pinze
• da prendere con le pinze

Further reading

• pinza¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pinza

1. inflection of pinzare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈpinθa/ [ˈpĩn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈpinsa/ [ˈpĩn.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -inθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -insa
• Syllabification: pin‧za

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pince (“pincers”).

Noun

pinza f (plural pinzas)

1. tweezer, tweezers
2. pliers (nose pliers, usually)
3. pincers
4. tongs
5. claw (pincer of a crustacean)
6. clothes peg
7. clamp (general purpose kind of tool)
8. caliper (measuring tool)

   Synonym: calibrador

9. gripper
10. forceps

    Synonym: fórceps

Derived terms

• coger con pinzas
• irse la pinza
• movimiento de pinza
• pantalones de pinza
• pinzas de la cocina, pinzas de cocina (“tongs”) (kitchen tool)
• pinzas de punta (“nose pliers”)

Etymology 2

Verb

pinza

1. inflection of pinzar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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