lisonja

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈzõ.ʒɐ/

• Hyphenation: li‧son‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish lisonja, of Occitan or Old French origin.

Noun

lisonja f (plural lisonjas)

1. flattery

Derived terms

• lisonjeiro
• lisonjear

Etymology 2

Verb

lisonja

1. inflection of lisonjar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lisonja”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “lisonja”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025