tesoiras

Galician

Diferentes tipos de tesoiras. (different kinds of scissors)

Etymology

Plural of tesoira, from Old Portuguese, from Latin tonsōria (forfex), from tōnsor (“hair cutter”), from tondeō (“I shear”). Compare Portuguese tesoura, Spanish tijera, Asturian tixeres, tisories, Catalan tisores.

Noun

tesoiras f pl

  1. scissors, shears

Hypernyms

Portuguese

Noun

tesoiras f

  1. plural of tesoira
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