tenaz

Meaning

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) tenacious
2. (feminine, masculine) tenacious

Noun

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

Concepts

tenacious

tongs

dogged

retentive

unyielding

firm

long

pair of tongs

persistent

pertinacious

pincer

pincers

recollective

tong

tough

a pair of pincers

bossily

like a dog with a bone

claw

coherent

curling tongs

dour

Synonyms

pinça

alicate

torquês

porfiado

coerente

teimoso

pegador

aderente

puã

Translations

tenace

tenaz

tang

Zange

tenaç

tenace

pinces

pinzas

hartnäckig

tenaille

beharrlich

Salatzange

cohérent

pince

Pronounced as (IPA)

/teˈna(j)s/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: tenax

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin tenācem.