ligação

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ligātiōnem. By surface analysis, ligar +‎ -ção. Compare Galician and Spanish ligazón, French liaison.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.ɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [li.ɡaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /li.ɡɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [li.ɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: li‧ga‧ção

Noun

ligação f (plural ligações)

  1. link
  2. connection
  3. (chemistry) bond (link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule)
  4. (formal, Internet) hyperlink, weblink
    Synonym: link
  5. call (telephone conversation)
    Synonym: chamada
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