ciseau
French
Etymology
From Old French cisel, chisel, from Vulgar Latin *cisellum < caesellum < Latin caesus < caedō. Compare Occitan cisèl, Catalan cisell, Italian cesello, Portuguese cinzel, Spanish cincel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.zo/
Noun
ciseau m (plural ciseaux)
- chisel
- sculpture
- (colloquial) scissors
- scissor kick
Synonyms
- (scissors): ciseaux
Related terms
Further reading
- “ciseau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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