tenace

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tenace

Noun

tenace (plural tenaces)

(bridge) An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.

Derived terms

major tenace: the first- and third-best cards
minor tenace: the second- and fourth-best cards

Anagrams

Canete, cetane

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tenax, tenacem. Compare Old French tenais.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tə.nas/
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Adjective

tenace (plural tenaces)

Further reading

“tenace” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tenax, tenacem.

Adjective

tenace (masculine and feminine plural tenaci)

Anagrams

catene, cenate

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