tenaz

tenaz (plural tenazes, comparable)

1. tenacious; adhesive (clinging to an object or surface)
2. tenacious (unwilling to yield from a point of view)

• (adhesive): aderente, adesivo
• (unwilling to yield): teimoso, porfiado, ferrenho

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)

From Latin tenax, tenacis.

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /teˈnaθ/, [t̪eˈnaθ]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /teˈnas/, [t̪eˈnas]

tenaz (plural tenaces)

1. tenacious

• firme, porfiado, pertinaz

• tenacidad
• tenaza