lição

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈsɐ̃w̃/ [liˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: li‧ção

Noun

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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lição.

Related terms

• ler
• lecionar

Further reading

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