verb/atenaθeˈaɾ/
to rip out with pincers; alternative form of atenazar
Etymology tree Spanish a- Spanish tenaza Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish atenacear From a- + tenaza + -ear.