liça
Portuguese, noun/ˈli.sɐ/
liça is spelled L-I-Ç-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese, the 154,590th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liça is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lists (closed ground, intended for tournaments)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “arena destinada a torneios e combates”.
What does liça mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelists (closed ground, intended for tournaments)
- 2
femininefight; argument; combat
noun
- 1
feminineChelon labrosus
noun
- 1
femininepart of a weaving machine, shaped like a comb, to lift the threads
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. arena destinada a torneios e combates 2. briga, disputa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of liça
- liças plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liça?
- Brazil /ˈli.sɐ/
- Portugal /ˈli.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is liça in Portuguese?
liça appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).