🇪🇸 Spanish

pinza

feminine

la pinza

pliers

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pinza
/la ˈpinθa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pinza in Spanish?

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/la ˈpinθa/

How do you pronounce pinza in Spanish?

pinza is pronounced /la ˈpinθa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La pinza roja está rota y no puedo usarla para atrapar el hielo.

The red (feminine) clamp is broken and I cannot use it to grab the ice.

Necesito una pinza nueva porque la vieja se perdió en el cajón.

I need a new (feminine) clamp because the old (feminine) one got lost in the drawer.

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Why is it feminine?

Pinza is feminine. While it does relate to the concept of grasping or pinching, the etymological derivation from Latin "pincta" is not well-established. The word is feminine in Spanish and other Romance languages, and this gender is preserved through regular noun gender patterns, though the exact Latin origin requires further verification. The feminine gender is standard for this noun in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for pliers?

The Spanish word for pliers is la pinza — feminine.

Gender across languages

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🇵🇹 Portuguesealicate flips!omasculine

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