cizalla

Spanish

Etymology

From French cisailles.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiˈθaʝa/ [θiˈθa.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θiˈθaʝa/ [θiˈθa.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θiˈθaʎa/ [θiˈθa.ʎa]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /siˈsaʝa/ [siˈsa.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /siˈsaʝa/ [siˈsa.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /siˈsaʎa/ [siˈsa.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /siˈsaʃa/ [siˈsa.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /siˈsaʒa/ [siˈsa.ʒa]

Noun

cizalla f (plural cizallas)

1. (also in plural) shears, pair of shears, cutter

Derived terms

• cizallar

Further reading

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