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Icon for tenedor — fork
tenedor
fork
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The utensil that holds your food
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
visual
Encoding image for tener + -dor
to have, to hold
+
-dor
one that does
Tenedor means fork and is literally "the one that holds," because it is the utensil that grips your food and holds it steady.
tenedor
fork
The eating utensil with prongs.
Se me cayó el tenedor debajo de la mesaI dropped my fork under the table
Puso un tenedor y un cuchillo al lado de cada platoShe put a fork and a knife beside each plate
holder, bearer (finance)
The person who holds a financial document such as a note, a bond, or a check.
El tenedor del pagaré exigió el pagoThe holder of the promissory note demanded payment
Ese cheque lo puede cobrar el tenedor en cualquier bancoThe holder of that check can cash it at any bank