The Portuguese word for scissors is
tesoura
Gender
The gender of tesoura is feminine. E.g. a tesoura.Plural
The plural of tesoura is tesouras.Portuguese Definition
| scissors | |
| 1. tesoura |
Translations for scissors and their definitions
| 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 |
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