tesoura

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈzo(w).ɾɐ/ [teˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ], /t͡ʃiˈzo(w).ɾɐ/ [t͡ʃiˈzo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈzo(w).ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈzow.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)

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 (a species of bird)

   Synonym: tesourinha

4. earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera)

   Synonyms: bicha-cadela, bicho-da-lenha, lacrainha, rapino, rapelho, raspelho, tesourinha

5. fiddler crab

   Synonyms: caranguejo-violinista, catanhão-tesoura, chama-maré, chora-maré, ciecié, maracauim, siri-patola, vem-cá, xié

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)

Derived terms

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• tesourada
• tesourado
• tesourar
• tosar

Further reading

• “tesoura” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Etymology 2

Verb

tesoura

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