ciseau

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French

Etymology

From Old French cisel, chisel, from Vulgar Latin *cisellum < *caesellum, from Latin caesus, from caedō. Compare Occitan cisèl, Catalan cisell, Italian cesello, Portuguese cinzel, Spanish cincel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.zo/
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Noun

ciseau m (plural ciseaux)

  1. chisel
  2. sculpture
  3. (colloquial) scissors
  4. scissor kick

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