tnalja

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Maltese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Italian tenaglia. Compare Sicilian tinagghia.

Pronunciation

Noun

tnalja f (plural tnalji)

  1. a pair of pincers, pliers, tongs
    • ca. 1995, “Ħafna xogħol ma jgħoddx għalina”, performed by Amanda Bugeja:
      Hawn min s’issa qatt ma żbalja,
      Qatt ma miss martell jew tnalja.
      Here are some who’ve never erred so far,
      And have never touched a hammer or a pair of pincers.

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