liça

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -isɐ
  • Hyphenation: li‧ça

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French lice.

Noun

liça f (plural liças)

  1. lists (closed ground, intended for tournaments)
  2. fight; argument; combat
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lisa.

Noun

liça f (plural liças)

  1. (ichthyology) Chelon labrosus

Etymology 3

From liço.

Noun

liça f (plural liças)

  1. part of a weaving machine, shaped like a comb, to lift the threads (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

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