tesoira
Portuguese, noun/teˈzoj.ɾɐ/
tesoira is spelled T-E-S-O-I-R-A (7 letters). Tesoira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “dated form of tesoura” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “instrumento com duas lâminas móveis e cortantes reunidas por um eixo”.
What does tesoira mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininedated form of tesoura
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. instrumento com duas lâminas móveis e cortantes reunidas por um eixo 2. pessoa maledicente 3. modalidade de golpe de certas lutas desportivas 4. peças de madeira ou ferro que suportam o telhado de um edifício
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tesoira
- tesoiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tesoira?
- Brazil /teˈzoj.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [teˈzoɪ̯.ɾɐ]
- Portugal /tɨˈzoj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.