cesoia

Italian

Alternative forms
  • cesoja (obsolete)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cīsōria, plural of Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting tool”), from Latin -cīsus, from caesus, from caedō (“cut”). Compare English scissors. See also Italian cesello.

Noun

cesoia f (plural cesoie)

  1. (especially in plural) shears
  2. shearing machine

See also
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