verb/tixeɾeteˈaɾ/
to snip away at
Etymology tree Spanish tijereta Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish tijeretear From tijereta + -ear.