tijera

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish tixera, tisera, from Latin (ferramenta) tonsorĭa, from tonsus. [1] Compare Portuguese tesoura, Galician tesoiras, Asturian tixeres, tisories, Catalan tisores. The unexpected -i- in the Spanish, Asturian, and Catalan forms may perhaps be explained due to influence from Old French cisoires, ciseaux[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tiˈxeɾa/, [t̪iˈxeɾa]

Noun

tijera f (plural tijeras)

  1. scissors

Usage notes
  • More often used in the plural forms with the same meaning.

Derived terms

Further reading

References
  1. Muller, Taylor, A Chrestomathy of Vulgar Latin
  2. https://www.scribd.com/document/158436196/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-RJ-X-Corominas-Joan-pdf
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