tijereta

Spanish

Etymology

From tijera +‎ -eta. The "earwig" sense comes from a comparison of the forceps to scissors.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tixeˈɾeta/ [t̪i.xeˈɾe.t̪a]
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.)

Derived terms

Further reading

“tijereta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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