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secateurs.

Small, handheld pruning shears.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛk.əˌtɪəz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsek.ɘˌtɵːz/New-Zealand/ˈsek.əˌtiəz/New-Zealand
  1. Small, handheld pruning shears.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French sécateurs, plural of sécateur, from Latin secō + -ateur.

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