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ciseau.

chisel

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/si.zo/
  1. chisel

    masculine
  2. sculpture

    masculine
  3. scissors

    colloquial · masculine
  4. scissor kick

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

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