tesoiras
Meaning
scissors, shears
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/teˈsojɾa̝/
Etymology
Attested from 1402. Plural of tesoira, from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin tonsōria (forfex), from tōnsor (“hair cutter”), from tondeō (“I shear”). Compare Portuguese tesoura, Spanish tijera, Asturian tixeres, tisories, Catalan tisores.
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