lección

See also: leccion

Galician

Etymology

From Spanish leccíon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem. Doublet of leizón.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lekˈθjoŋ/ [lekˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /lekˈθjoŋ/ [lekˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /lekˈsjoŋ/ [lekˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: lec‧ción

Noun

lección f (plural leccións)

1. lesson

Related terms

• ler

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti

Proto-Italic *legō

Latin legō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin lēctiōnembor.

Spanish lección

Borrowed from Latin lēctiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɡˈθjon/ [leɣ̞ˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /leɡˈsjon/ [leɣ̞ˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: lec‧ción

Noun

lección f (plural lecciones)

1. lesson (a section of learning or teaching)
2. lesson (something to learn or be learned)
3. lesson (something that serves as a warning or encouragement)

   Synonym: escarmiento

4. lesson (a section of a religious text)

Derived terms

• aleccionar
• lección magistral
• leccionario

Related terms

• elección
• leer

Further reading

• “lección”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025