cesoia
Italian
Alternative forms
- cesoja (obsolete)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cīsōria, plural of Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting tool”), from Latin -cīsus, from caesus, from caedō (“cut”). Compare English scissors. See also Italian cesello.
Noun
cesoia f (plural cesoie)
- (especially in plural) shears
- shearing machine
See also
- forbici