tesoura

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) scissors (tool used for cutting)
2. (feminine) a type of truss (framework of beams forming a rigid structure) used in rooves
3. (feminine) scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
4. (feminine) earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera)
5. (feminine) fiddler crab (Ocypodidae spp.)
6. (feminine) a form of sliding tackle where the player performing the tackle has his legs wide open
7. (feminine) scissor kick (a kick where the attacker attempts to grabs his opponent’s neck with his legs)

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of tesourar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of tesourar:

Hyphenated as

te‧sou‧ra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/teˈzo(w).ɾɐ/

Etymology

From tesoira, from Latin tōnsōria (forfex), from tōnsor (“hair cutter”), from tondeō (“to shear”). Compare Galician tesoira, Spanish tijera, Asturian tixeres, tisories, Catalan tisores.