Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secateurs

/ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: se-ca-teurs
IPA: /ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Small, handheld pruning shears.

British usage

Example Sentences

"To start with, I'm going to arm myself with a saw, shears and secateurs to radically prune some of what's there."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/

Usage

British usage

Synonyms

pair of secateurs pruning shears

Questions

How do you pronounce secateurs?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/.
What does secateurs mean?: Small, handheld pruning shears.
Where does secateurs come from?: Borrowed from French sécateurs, plural of sécateur, from Latin secō + -ateur.

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