Dictionary
tesoura
Meaning
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- scissors (tool used for cutting)
- a type of truss (framework of beams forming a rigid structure) used in rooves
- scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
- earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera)
- fiddler crab (Ocypodidae spp.)
- a form of sliding tackle where the player performing the tackle has his legs wide open
- scissor kick (a kick where the attacker attempts to grabs his opponent’s neck with his legs)
Hyphenated as
te‧sou‧ra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/teˈzo(w).ɾɐ/
Inherited from Latin
tōnsōria
Cognate with Galician
tesoira
Cognate with Spanish
tijera
Cognate with Catalan
tisores
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