tijera

Spanish

Etymology

From tisera, from Latin (ferramenta) tonsorĭa, from tonsus. [1] Compare Portuguese tesoura, Galician tesoiras, Asturian tixeres, tisories, Catalan tisores.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiˈxe.ɾa/

Noun

tijera f (plural tijeras)

  1. scissors

Usage notes

  • Often more used in the plural forms with the same meaning.

Derived terms

  1. ↑ Muller, Taylor, A Chrestomathy of Vulgar Latin
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