tesoura

Portuguese

tesouras

Alternative forms

• thesoura (obsolete)
• tesoira (dated)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tesoira, from Latin tōnsōria (forfex), from tōnsor (“hair cutter”), from tondeō (“I shear”). Compare Galician tesoiras, Spanish tijera, Asturian tixeres, tisories, Catalan tisores.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ˈzo(w).ɾa/, /t͡ʃi.ˈzo(w).ɾɐ/
• IPA^(key): /te.ˈzo(w).ɾa/
• IPA^(key): /ti.ˈzo(w).ɾɐ/
• IPA^(key): /tɨ.ˈzow.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: te‧sou‧ra

Noun

tesoura f (plural s)

1. scissors (tool used for cutting)
2. (architecture) a type of truss (framework of beams forming a rigid structure) used in rooves
3. scissor-tailed flycatcher (a species of bird)
4. earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera)
5. fiddler crab
6. (soccer) a form of sliding tackle where the player performing the tackle has his legs wide open
7. (martial arts) scissor kick (a kick where the attacker attempts to grabs his opponent’s neck with his legs)

Synonyms

• (type of truss): asna
• (scissor-tailed flycatcher): tesourinha
• (earwig): bicha-cadela, bicho-da-lenha, lacrainha, rapino, rapelho, raspelho, tesourinha
• (fiddler crab): caranguejo-violinista, catanhão-tesoura, chama-maré, chora-maré, ciecié, maracauim, siri-patola, vem-cá, xié

Derived terms

Derived terms

• pedra, papel e tesoura
• tesoura-do-campo

• tesourão
• tesourinha

Related terms

• tesourada
• tesourado
• tesourar
• tosar

Verb

tesoura