🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

tijeras de podar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tiˈxeɾas ðe poˈðaɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pruning Shears/ˈpruː.nɪŋ ʃɪrz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Usó tijeras de podar para recortar los arbustos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A tool used for cutting branches and stems of plants.

    "She used her pruning shears to trim the overgrown rose bushes."
  2. 2

    A specific type of scissors designed for gardening and landscaping.

    "The gardener recommended using sharp pruning shears for better results."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pruning shears' derives from the verb 'prune', which comes from the Old French 'proener', meaning to trim or cut. The word 'shears' has roots in the Old English 'scear', referring to a cutting tool, evolving through Middle English to denote a specific type of cutting instrument used in gardening.

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