tenaz

See also: ťėnąʒ

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tenācem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈna(j)s/ [teˈna(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈna(j)s/ [teˈna(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teˈna(j)ʃ/ [teˈna(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈnaʃ/

• Hyphenation: te‧naz

Adjective

tenaz m or f (plural tenazes)

1. tenacious
   1. adhesive (clinging to an object or surface)

      Synonyms: aderente, adesivo

   2. obstinate (unwilling to yield from a point of view)

      Synonyms: obstinado, teimoso, porfiado, ferrenho

Derived terms

• tenazmente

Noun

tenaz f (plural tenazes)

1. tongs (gripping tool used for manipulating hot objects)
2. pincer (gripping limb of some animals, such as crabs, lobsters and scorpions)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tenācem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈnaθ/ [t̪eˈnaθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /teˈnas/ [t̪eˈnas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: te‧naz

Adjective

tenaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural tenaces)

1. tenacious

   Synonyms: tesonero, porfiado, pertinaz

Derived terms

• tenazmente

Related terms

• tenacidad
• tenaza

Further reading

• “tenaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024