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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin forceps.
Pronunciation
Noun
fórceps m (invariable)
- forceps (instrument used in surgery to grasp objects)
- Synonym: fórcipe
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin forceps.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈfoɾθebs/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈfoɾsebs/
- Rhymes: -oɾθebs
- Rhymes: -oɾsebs
- Syllabification: fór‧ceps
Noun
fórceps m (plural fórceps)
- forceps
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