The Portuguese word for scissors is
tesoura

Gender

The gender of tesoura is feminine. E.g. a tesoura.

The plural of tesoura is tesouras.

scissors
1. tesoura

tesoura
1. n-f. scissors (tool used for cutting)
2. n-f. (architecture) a type of truss (framework of beams forming a rigid structure) used in rooves
3. n-f. scissor-tailed flycatcher (a species of bird)
4. n-f. earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera)
5. n-f. fiddler crab
6. n-f. (football) a form of sliding tackle where the player performing the tackle has his legs wide open
7. n-f. (martial arts) scissor kick (a kick where the attacker attempts to grabs his opponent’s neck with his legs)
8. v. verb form of tesourar