tesoura

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈzo(w).ɾɐ/ [t͡ʃiˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ], /teˈzo(w).ɾɐ/ [teˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈzo(w).ɾa/ [teˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨˈzo(w).ɾɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨˈzow.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨˈzo.ɾɐ/

  • Rhymes: -owɾɐ, -oɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: te‧sou‧ra

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Noun

tesoura f (plural tesouras)

  1. scissors (tool used for cutting)
  2. (architecture) a type of truss (framework of beams forming a rigid structure) used in rooves
    Synonym: asna
  3. scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
    Synonym: tesourinha
  4. scissors (a hand with the index and middle fingers open in rock papers scissors)
  5. earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera)
    Synonyms: bicha-cadela, bicho-da-lenha, lacrainha, rapino, rapelho, raspelho, tesourinha
  6. fiddler crab (Ocypodidae spp.)
    Synonyms: caranguejo-violinista, catanhão-tesoura, chama-maré, chora-maré, ciecié, maracauim, siri-patola, vem-cá, xié
  7. (soccer) a form of sliding tackle where the player performing the tackle has his legs wide open
  8. (martial arts) scissor kick (a kick where the attacker attempts to grabs his opponent’s neck with his legs)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tesoura

  1. inflection of tesourar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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