lesão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laesiōnem. Compare the inherited doublet aleijão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈzɐ̃w̃/ [leˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈzɐ̃w̃/

Noun

lesão f (plural lesões)

1. lesion, wound