tesoira

Meaning

1. (feminine, plural-normally) scissors, shears
2. (feminine) rafter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/teˈsojɾa̝/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: tonsōria

Cognate with Portuguese: tesoura

Cognate with Spanish: tijera

Cognate with Asturian: tixeres

Cognate with Catalan: tisores

In summary

Attested from 1402. From Latin tonsōria (forfex), from tōnsor (“hair cutter”), from tondeō (“I shear”). Compare Portuguese tesoura, Spanish tijera, Asturian tixeres, tisories, Catalan tisores.