tenedor

Asturian

Alternative forms

• teneor

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tenedor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teneˈdoɾ/ [t̪e.neˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: te‧ne‧dor

Noun

tenedor m (plural tenedores)

1. fork (eating utensil)

   Synonym: forqueta (obsolete)

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “tenedor”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “tenedor”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• tinidor

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ten-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti

Proto-Italic *tenēō

Latin tenēre

Old Spanish tener

Spanish tener

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Spanish -dor

Spanish tenedorbor.

Central Bikol tenedor

Borrowed from Spanish tenedor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teneˈdoɾ/ [te.n̪eˈd̪oɾ]
• Hyphenation: te‧ne‧dor

Noun

tenedór (Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜇᜓᜍ᜔)

1. fork

Related terms

• mantener
• mantenido
• mantensiyon
• tener

See also

• kutsara
• kutsilyo

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish tenedor (“fork”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teneˈdoɾ/ [te.ne.ˈdoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ, -doɾ
• Hyphenation: te‧ne‧dor

Noun

tenedor

1. fork

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “haver”, from tener (“have”) +‎ -dor (“-er”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teneˈdoɾ/ [t̪e.neˈð̞oɾ]

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• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: te‧ne‧dor

Noun

tenedor m (plural tenedores)

1. fork

   Synonym: forqueta (archaic)

Derived terms

• tenedor libre

Noun

tenedor m (plural tenedores, feminine tenedora, feminine plural tenedoras)

1. bearer; holder

   Synonyms: portador, soporte

Related terms

• tener

Descendants

• Chavacano: tenedor
• → Asturian: tenedor
• → Cebuano: tinidor
• → Central Bikol: tenedor
• → Ilocano: tinidor
• → Maguindanao: tinidul
• → Tagalog: tinidor
• → Taos: telędúnenemą

Further reading

• “tenedor”, 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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /teneˈdoɾ/ [t̪ɛ.n̪ɛˈd̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: te‧ne‧dor

Noun

tenedór (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

1. dated form of tinidor