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]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈtu.ɾɐ/

• (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)

1. reading
2. (pharmacy) medication package insert (document that provides information about a drug and its use)

   Synonym: bula

Derived terms

• leiturista

Related terms

• leitor
• ler
• lição

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