Shear

"Shear" in Spanish

cizalla

(a cutting tool similar to scissors)

cizallado

(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing)

cizalladura

(a force that produces a shearing strain)

cizallar

(to cut)

cizallar

(to cut)

cizallar

(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces)

cortar

(to cut)

distorsionar

(to deform in a fixed direction due to mechanical forces)

esquilar

(to remove the fleece from a sheep)

tonsurar

(to remove the fleece from a sheep)

tundir

(to remove the fleece from a sheep)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.