secateurs

See also: sécateurs

English

secateurs

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/, /ˈsɛk.əˌtɪəz/
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsek.ɘˌtɵːz/, /ˈsek.əˌtiəz/

Noun

secateurs pl (plural only)

(chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Small, handheld pruning shears.

Synonyms

pruning shears

Translations

pruning shears — see pruning shears

References

The Chambers Dictionary, 1998. →ISBN

Anagrams

traceuses

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