tenia

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See also: tenía, ténia, tênia, and teñía

English

Noun

tenia (plural tenias)

  1. Alternative spelling of taenia

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

tenia

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of tenir
  2. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of tindre

Italian

Etymology

From Latin taenĭa, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, tape”).

Noun

tenia f (plural tenie)

  1. tapeworm

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin taenĭa, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, tape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtenja/
  • Rhymes: -enja
  • Syllabification: te‧nia

Noun

tenia f (plural tenias)

  1. tapeworm
    Synonym: lombriz solitaria

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