tenaz
Portuguese, noun/teˈna(j)s/
tenaz is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tongs (gripping tool used for manipulating hot objects)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “instrumento metálico que serve para segurar qualquer objeto”.
What does tenaz mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineadhesive (clinging to an object or surface)
- 2
femininemasculineobstinate (unwilling to yield from a point of view)
noun
- 1
femininetongs (gripping tool used for manipulating hot objects)
- 2
femininepincer (gripping limb of some animals, such as crabs, lobsters and scorpions)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. muito aderente 2. constante 3. firme 4. obstinado
noun: 1. instrumento metálico que serve para segurar qualquer objeto
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tenaz
- tenazes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tenaz?
- Brazil /teˈna(j)s/
- Brazil [teˈna(ɪ̯)s]
- /teˈna(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tenaz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tenaz in Portuguese?
tenaz appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).