liça

See also: lica, Lica, -lica, and Lică

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.sɐ/

• Rhymes: -isɐ
• Hyphenation: li‧ça

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French lice.

Noun

liça f (plural liças)

1. lists (closed ground, intended for tournaments)
2. fight; argument; combat

Synonyms

• lice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lisa.

Noun

liça f (plural liças)

1. (ichthyology) Chelon labrosus

Etymology 3

From liço.

Noun

liça f (plural liças)

1. part of a weaving machine, shaped like a comb, to lift the threads (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Further reading

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