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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French pince.
Pronunciation
Noun
pinça f (plural pinces)
- (zoology) pincer
- (clothing) dart
- (in the plural) tweezers, tongs
- (in the plural) pliers
- (in the plural) clamp, clip
Derived terms
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French
Verb
pinça
- third-person singular past historic of pincer
Portuguese
Etymology
From French pince.
Pronunciation
Noun
pinça f (plural pinças)
- pincers, tweezers (small gripping tool)
- pincer (gripping appendage of some crustaceans and arachnids)
- Synonym: patola
- (automotive) caliper (part of a disc brake)
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