ligazón

Galician

Etymology

ligar +‎ -zón, or from Late Latin ligatio, ligationem (probably a semi-learned borrowing, or formed based on the Latin word), itself from Latin ligo (“bind”). Compare Portuguese ligação, Spanish ligazón, French liaison.

Noun

ligazón m (plural ligazóns)

1. link
2. (computing) link, hyperlink

   Synonym: hiperligazón

Spanish

Etymology

From ligar +‎ -zón, or from Late Latin ligationem (probably a semi-learned borrowing, or formed based on the Latin word), itself from Latin ligō (“bind”). Doublet of ligación. Compare also Portuguese ligação, French liaison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /liɡaˈθon/ [li.ɣ̞aˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /liɡaˈson/ [li.ɣ̞aˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: li‧ga‧zón

Noun

ligazón f (plural ligazones)

1. link, connection

   Synonyms: ilación, trabazón

2. liaison

   Synonym: enlace (military, gov't)

Related terms

• ligar

 

Further reading

• “ligazón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16