ciseau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cisel, chisel, from Vulgar Latin *cisellum < *caesellum, from Latin caesus, from caedō. Compare Occitan cisèl, Catalan cisell, Italian cesello, Portuguese cinzel, Spanish cincel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.zo/

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Noun

ciseau m (plural ciseaux)

1. chisel
2. sculpture
3. (colloquial) scissors

   Synonym: ciseaux

4. scissor kick

Related terms

• cisailles
• ciselage
• cisèlement
• ciseler
• ciselet
• ciselure

Further reading

• “ciseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.