tenca

See also: ténca

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tinca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɛŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈtəŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈteŋ.ka]

Noun

tenca f (plural tenques)

1. tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish)

Further reading

• “tenca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

---

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin tinca, probably from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteŋka̝/

Noun

tenca f (plural tencas)

1. tench (Tinca tinca)

References

• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG

---

Occitan

Alternative forms

• tanca (Gascony)
• tencha (Limousin)
• tenga (Gascony)

Etymology

From Latin tinca.

Noun

tenca f (plural tencas)

1. (Gascony, Provençal) tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish)

---

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin tinca.

Noun

tenca f (plural tencas)

1. tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish)

---

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tinca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtenka/ [ˈt̪ẽŋ.ka]

Noun

tenca f (plural tencas)

1. tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish)

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001