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Spanish
Etymology
From tijera + -eta. The "earwig" sense comes from a comparison of the forceps to scissors.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tixeˈɾeta/
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: ti‧je‧re‧ta
Noun
tijereta f (plural tijeretas)
- earwig
- Synonyms: tijerilla, dermáptero
- (soccer) scissor kick
- (sex) scissoring, tribadism, trib (a sex act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other.)
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