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tesura

Portuguese, noun/teˈzu.ɾɐ/

tesura is spelled T-E-S-U-R-A (6 letters). Tesura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tautness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “estado do que é teso”.

What does tesura mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininetautness

  2. 2

    femininestrength; rigidness

  3. 3

    femininepride; vanity

  4. 4

    femininefastness; hardness

  5. 5

    femininebravery

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. estado do que é teso 2. força 3. austeridade 4. vaidade; orgulho

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 tesura

  • tesuras plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tesura?

  • Brazil /teˈzu.ɾɐ/
  • Portugal /tɨˈzu.ɾɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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