clește

Română

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clește

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic клѣщѧ (klěštę), from Proto-Slavic *klěšča. Compare Aromanian cleashti.

noun clești · clește · cleștele · cleștii

masculine pliers
masculine pincers
masculine tongs
masculine claw (mechanical device for gripping)

In English

pliers gripping tool which multiplies the strength of the user's hand
tong tool
tongs instrument
claw pincer of a crustacean
pincers gripping tool

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"clește." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cle%C8%99te. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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clește. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cle%C8%99te

Chicago

"clește." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cle%C8%99te.

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@misc{cles_te_2026,
  title = {clește},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cle%C8%99te},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}