tijera

/tiˈxeɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

scissors

tijera — scissors

✂️ Sounds like tee-HAIR-a, and scissors cut hair

It comes from Latin tonsoria, meaning for shearing, the same root as tonsure, a monk's shaved crown. Spanish usually uses the plural, las tijeras, just as English says scissors.

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