tonte

1. (feminine) shearing (of sheep)
2. (broadly, feminine) time of shearing
3. (feminine) wool (from a shorn sheep)
4. (feminine) mowing (of grass, etc.)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɔ̃t/

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century, from tondre + -te.

Concepts

shearing

shear

fleecing

sheep shearing

sheep clipping

Synonyms

cisaillement

coupe

épilation

fauche

tondaison

tondage

moissonnage

tonte des moutons

Translations

tosatura

Schur

esquileo

tosquia

Abscheren

poda

جز

strzyża owiec

kırkım

Schubumformung

Scherschneiden

Schafscheren

tondosatge

cimata

Mahd