cizalla

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θiˈθaʝa/ [θiˈθa.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θiˈθaʎa/ [θiˈθa.ʎa]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /siˈsaʝa/ [siˈsa.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /siˈsaʎa/ [siˈsa.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /siˈsaʃa/ [siˈsa.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /siˈsaʒa/ [siˈsa.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

Syllabification: ci‧za‧lla

Etymology 1

A bolt cutter

Tin snips

Throatless shear

rotary trimmer

Borrowed from French cisailles.

Noun

cizalla f (plural cizallas)

bolt cutter
Synonyms: cortapernos, napoleón
tin snips
Synonyms: tijeras cortachapas, tijeras de hojalatero
throatless shear, lever shears, brench shears
Synonym: cizalla de palanca
rotary trimmer
shears, pair of shears, cutter

Usage notes

Used more in the plural form with the same meaning.

Derived terms

cizallar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cizalla

inflection of cizallar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“cizalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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