alicate

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) pliers
2. (masculine) combination pliers (UK, US), lineman's pliers (US), Kleins (US), linesman pliers (Canada), side-cutting pliers
3. (Panama, Paraguay, Rioplatense, Venezuela, masculine) nail clippers

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of alicatar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of alicatar:

alicatar

to tile

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Concepts

pliers

bracket

pair of pliers

pincer

plyers

nail pulling pliers

Synonyms

alicates

pinza

tenaza

utensilio para arrancar

Translations

tronchese

alicates

alicates

pinza

estenalles

pince

Zange

tire-clou

pinze

tenaglie

tenaglia

nijptang

schaar

buigtang

estialhes

Hyphenated as

a‧li‧ca‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aliˈkate/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: لَقَّاط

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic: -

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic لَقَّاط (laqqāṭ), via Andalusian Arabic.