tenca

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈtɛŋ.kə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈtəŋ.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈteŋ.ka] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin tinca. ==== Noun ==== tenca f (plural tenques) tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish) === Etymology 2 === Probably alteration of penca. ==== Noun ==== tenca f (plural tenques) slice (e.g. of bacon) cork board === Further reading === “tenca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “tenca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “tenca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === From Late Latin tinca, probably from Gaulish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteŋka̝/ === Noun === tenca f (plural tencas) tench (Tinca tinca) === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tenca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tenca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Occitan == === Alternative forms === tanca (Gascony) tencha (Limousin) tenga (Gascony) === Etymology === From Latin tinca. === Noun === tenca f (plural tencas) (Gascony, Provençal) tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin tinca. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ẽkɐ === Noun === tenca f (plural tencas) tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish) === Further reading === “tenca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tenca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tenca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin tinca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtenka/ [ˈt̪ẽŋ.ka] Rhymes: -enka Syllabification: ten‧ca === Noun === tenca f (plural tencas) tench (Tinca tinca, a species of freshwater game fish) Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca) === Further reading === “tenca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025