English
Etymology
jig + saw
Noun
jigsaw (plural jigsaws)
- A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
- A jigsaw puzzle.
Translations
A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 豎鋸/竖锯, 竖锯 (shùjù), 線鋸/线锯 (zh), 线锯 (zh) (xiànjù)
- Danish: stiksav c
- Dutch: figuurzaag (nl)
- Finnish: lehtisaha (fi), kuviosaha (fi)
- French: scie sauteuse (fr) f
- Georgian: ხერხი (xerxi)
- German: Stichsäge (de) f
- Greek: σέγα (el) f (séga)
- Hebrew: גֶ׳קְסוֹן m (jékson)
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- Hungarian: szúrófűrész, dekopírfűrész
- Italian: sega da traforo f
- Japanese: ジグソー (jigusō)
- Maori: kani piko
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: stikksag (no) m or f
- Portuguese: serra tico-tico f, serra de recortes f, serra de vaivém f
- Romanian: fierăstrău pendular n
- Russian: ло́бзик (ru) m (lóbzik) (fretsaw), ажу́рная пила́ f (ažúrnaja pilá)
- Spanish: sierra de vaivén f, sierra caladora f, caladora f
- Swedish: sticksåg c
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Verb
jigsaw (third-person singular simple present jigsaws, present participle jigsawing, simple past jigsawed, past participle jigsawed or jigsawn)
- (transitive) To cut something using a jigsaw.