leitura

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin lēctūra, feminine of Classical Latin lēctūrus, from legō (“to read”). Compare Spanish and Catalan lectura.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtu.ɾɐ/ [leɪ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtu.ɾa/ [leɪ̯ˈtu.ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /leˈtu.ɾɐ/

Hyphenation: lei‧tu‧ra

Noun

leitura f (plural leituras)

reading
(pharmacy) medication package insert (document that provides information about a drug and its use)
Synonym: bula

Derived terms

leiturista

Related terms

Further reading

“leitura”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“leitura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025