ligação

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin ligatio, ligationem, derived from Latin ligare (“to bind”). Equivalent to ligar +‎ -ção. Compare Galician and Spanish ligazón, French liaison.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /liɣɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: li‧ga‧ção

Noun

ligação f (plural ligações)

  1. link
  2. connection
  3. (Portugal, Internet) hyperlink, weblink
  4. call (“telephone conversation”)

Usage notes

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

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