lisura

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician liso

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?

Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?

Classical Latin -tūra

Latin -ūra

Galician -ura

Galician lisura

From liso + -ura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈsuɾa/ [liˈs̺u.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Hyphenation: li‧su‧ra

Noun

lisura f (plural lisuras)

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Further reading

• “lisura”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese liso

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?

Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?

Classical Latin -tūra

Latin -ūra

Portuguese -ura

Portuguese lisura

From liso + -ura.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈzu.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈzu.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -uɾɐ
• Hyphenation: li‧su‧ra

Noun

lisura f (plural lisuras)

1. flatness (physical characteristic of being flat)
2. (figuratively) honesty, sincerity

Further reading

• “lisura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “lisura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Vulgar Latin *līsius

Old Spanish liso

Spanish liso

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?

Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?

Classical Latin -tūra

Latin -ūra

Spanish -ura

Spanish lisura

From liso + -ura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈsuɾa/ [liˈsu.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: li‧su‧ra

Noun

lisura f (plural lisuras)

1. smoothness
   1. flatness
   2. calmness
2. sincerity
3. (Latin America) cheeky remark, disrespectful comment

Further reading

• “lisura”, 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
• “lisura”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
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