Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese liçon, from Latin lēctiōnem.

Pronunciation edit

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: li‧ção

Noun edit

lição f (plural lições)

  1. lesson (section of learning or teaching)
  2. lesson (something learned)
  3. lesson (something that serves as a warning or encouragement)
    1. (figurative) punishment
      Synonym: castigo

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lição.

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • lição” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913