tenaz

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See also: ťėnąʒ

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin tenācem.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: te‧naz

Adjective

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tenaz m or f (plural tenazes)

  1. tenacious
    1. adhesive (clinging to an object or surface)
      Synonyms: aderente, adesivo
    2. obstinate (unwilling to yield from a point of view)
      Synonyms: obstinado, teimoso, porfiado, ferrenho

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Noun

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tenaz f (plural tenazes)

  1. tongs (gripping tool used for manipulating hot objects)
  2. pincer (gripping limb of some animals, such as crabs, lobsters and scorpions)

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin tenācem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /teˈnaθ/ [t̪eˈnaθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /teˈnas/ [t̪eˈnas]
  • Rhymes: -aθ
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: te‧naz

Adjective

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tenaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural tenaces)

  1. tenacious
    Synonyms: tesonero, porfiado, pertinaz

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