ciseau
French edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
ciseau m (plural ciseaux)
- chisel
- sculpture
- (colloquial) scissors
- Synonym: ciseaux
- scissor kick
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ciseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.