Ciseaux

/sɪˈzoʊ/ noun

Definition

Scissors or cutting implements (French term used in English, especially in ballet).

Etymology

From French 'ciseaux,' plural of 'ciseau,' derived from Latin 'caedere' meaning to cut. This French word entered English primarily through ballet terminology.

Kelly Says

Ballet vocabulary is full of French words because ballet developed as an art form in France and Italian courts—'ciseaux' (scissors) describes a specific leg movement that resembles opening scissors, showing how ballet created poetic names for body movements.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቀን
quen
ARالعربية
مقص
maq-qūs
BNবাংলা
ক্যান্সি
ka-nchi
CACatalà
cisalpino
sis-al-pin
CSČeština
nůžky
noo-zhky
DADansk
tang
tang
DEDeutsch
Schere
she-reh
ELΕλληνικά
μαχαίρι
ma-hai-ri
ESEspañol
tijeras
tee-ha-ras
FAفارسی
قیچی
qi-chi
FISuomi
sakset
sak-set
FRFrançais
ciseaux
sɛso
GUGU
કાંચી
ka-nchi
HAHA
gunting
gun-ting
HEעברית
מספריים
mas-pri-im
HIहिन्दी
कैंची
ka-nchee
HUMagyar
olló
ol-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
gunting
gun-ting
IGIG
gunting
gun-ting
ITItaliano
forbici
for-bee-chee
JA日本語
はさみ
hasami
KKKK
cissalpino
sis-al-pee-noh
KMKM
cissalpino
sis-sal-pee-noh
KO한국어
가위
ga-wi
MRMR
कैंची
ka-nchi
MSBahasa Melayu
gunting
gun-ting
MYမြန်မာ
ကြွင်း
kwin
NLNederlands
schaar
skar
NONorsk
tang
tang
PAPA
cissalpino
sis-al-pee-noh
PLPolski
nożyczki
no-zhyt-tsee
PTPortuguês
tesouras
teh-so-ras
RORomână
foarfec
for-fetsh
RUРусский
ножницы
nozh-nits-ee
SVSvenska
sax
sax
SWKiswahili
kamba
kam-ba
TAதமிழ்
கத்தி
kat-ti
TEతెలుగు
కత్తు
kat-tu
THไทย
กรรไกร
kror-krai
TLTL
gunting
gun-ting
TRTürkçe
makas
mah-kas
UKУкраїнська
ножиці
no-zhyt-tsee
URاردو
کٹنگ
kat-ting
VITiếng Việt
kéo
keo
YOYO
gunting
gun-ting
ZH中文
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
ZUZU
gunting
gun-ting

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