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