tenaza

Spanish

A pair of carpenter's pincers

Etymology

From Latin tenacia, neuter plural of tenax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈnaθa/ [t̪eˈna.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /teˈnasa/ [t̪eˈna.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: te‧na‧za

Noun

tenaza f (plural tenazas)

1. pincers

   Synonym: pinza

Usage notes

• Often used in the plural form with the same meaning.

Derived terms

• atenacear
• atenazar
• tenacilla
• tenazuela

Related terms

• tenaz

Further reading

• “tenaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025