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. (Portugal, Internet) hyperlink, weblink
    Synonym: link
  4. call (telephone conversation)

Usage notes
  • In Brazil, for the sense "hyperlink, weblink", these English terms or simply link is preferred.
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