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tenaces.

pincers

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun[teˈnaθɪs][teˈnasɪs]Western

  1. pincers

    feminine · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin tenaxlbor. Galician tenaces Learned borrowing from Latin tenax.

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