ligadura

See also: łigadura

Portuguese

Noun

ligadura f (plural ligaduras)

1. (surgery) ligature (thread used to close a vessel or duct)
2. (music) slur; ligature (the symbol indicating a legato passage)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin ligātūra, from Latin ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligō (“to tie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liɡaˈduɾa/ [li.ɣ̞aˈð̞u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Hyphenation: li‧ga‧du‧ra

Noun

ligadura f (plural ligaduras)

1. ligature
2. knot
3. tying
4. (music) slur

Derived terms

• desligadura
• ligadura tubárica

Further reading

• “ligadura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014