pinza

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Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpin.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -intsa
  • Hyphenation: pìn‧za

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pince.

Noun

pinza f (plural pinze)

  1. (usually in the plural) pliers, pincers, tongs, forceps
Derived terms
Further reading
  • pinza1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pinza

  1. inflection of pinzare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈpinθa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈpinsa/
  • Rhymes: -inθa
  • Rhymes: -insa
  • Syllabification: pin‧za

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pince (“pincers”).

Noun

pinza f (plural pinzas)

  1. tweezer, tweezers
  2. pliers (nose pliers, usually)
  3. pincers
  4. tongs
  5. claw (pincer of a crustacean)
  6. clothes peg
  7. clamp (general purpose kind of tool)
  8. caliper (measuring tool)
    Synonym: calibrador
  9. gripper
  10. forceps
    Synonym: fórceps
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

pinza

  1. inflection of pinzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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