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The Portuguese word for tongs is
pinça





tongs

Gender

The gender of pinça is feminine. E.g. a pinça.

Portuguese Definition


tongs
     1. Substantivo. pinça.



Translations for tongs and their definitions

tenaz
     1. adj. tenacious
     2. adj.          adhesive (clinging to an object or surface)
     3. adj.          obstinate (unwilling to yield from a point of view)
     4. n-f. tongs (gripping tool used for manipulating hot objects)
     5. n-f. pincer (gripping limb of some animals, such as crabs, lobsters and scorpions)


pinça
     1. n-f. pincers, tweezers (small gripping tool)
     2. n-f. pincer (gripping appendage of some crustaceans and arachnids)
     3. n-f. (automotive) caliper (part of a disc brake)


pegador
     1. n-m. catcher (someone who catches)
     2. n-m. spaghetti tongs
     3. n-m. tag (game in which a child attempts to catch other children)
     4. n-m. remora (any of various elongated fish from the family Echeneidae)


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