Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ligātiōnem. By surface analysis, ligar +‎ -ção. Compare Galician and Spanish ligazón, French liaison.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: li‧ga‧ção

Noun edit

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