tesoura
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈzo(w).ɾɐ/ [teˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ], /t͡ʃiˈzo(w).ɾɐ/ [t͡ʃiˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈzo(w).ɾa/ [teˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨˈzo(w).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨˈzo.ɾɐ/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ti.ˈzo(w).ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: te‧sou‧ra
Etymology 1
tesouras
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
- tesoira (dated)
- thesoura (obsolete)
Noun
tesoura f (plural tesouras)
- scissors (tool used for cutting)
- (architecture) a type of truss (framework of beams forming a rigid structure) used in rooves
- Synonym: asna
- scissor-tailed flycatcher (a species of bird)
- Synonym: tesourinha
- earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera)
- Synonyms: bicha-cadela, bicho-da-lenha, lacrainha, rapino, rapelho, raspelho, tesourinha
- fiddler crab
- Synonyms: caranguejo-violinista, catanhão-tesoura, chama-maré, chora-maré, ciecié, maracauim, siri-patola, vem-cá, xié
- (soccer) a form of sliding tackle where the player performing the tackle has his legs wide open
- (martial arts) scissor kick (a kick where the attacker attempts to grabs his opponent’s neck with his legs)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- pedra, papel e tesoura
- tesoura-do-campo
- tesourão
- tesourinha
Related terms
- tesourada
- tesourado
- tesourar
- tosar
Verb
tesoura
- inflection of tesourar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative