tesoira
Galician
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Diferentes tipos de tesoiras. (different kinds of scissors)
Alternative forms
- teseira, tiseira, tixeira, tixoira
Etymology
Attested from 1402. From Latin tonsōria (forfex), from tōnsor (“hair cutter”), from tondeō (“I shear”). Compare Portuguese tesoura, Spanish tijera, Asturian tixeres, tisories, Catalan tisores.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈsojɾa̝/
Noun
tesoira f (plural tesoiras)
Derived terms
- tesoirada
- tesoiro
References
- “tixeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “tesoira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “tesoira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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