cinzel

Portuguese

Etymology

From older cisel (influenced by pincel "paintbrush"), from Old French cisel, from cisoir (with a change in suffix), from Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting instrument”), ultimately from Latin caedere (“cut”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈzɛw/ [sĩˈzɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈzɛl/ [sĩˈzɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈzɛl/ [sĩˈzɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈzɛ.li/

• Hyphenation: cin‧zel

Noun

cinzel m (plural cinzéis)

1. chisel (tool consisting of an oblong piece of metal ending in a sharp edge)

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ചിന്തേർ (cintēṟ)