lição

Portuguese

Etymology

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

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

  • 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.

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