Feminine

tang

Meaning

  1. (feminine) pliers
  2. (feminine) tongs
  3. (feminine) pincers, tweezers
  4. (feminine, figuratively) shrew, bitch

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɑŋ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch tanghe, from Old Dutch tanga, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō.

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