licenciatura

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.sẽ.si.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [li.sẽ.sɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /li.sẽ.sjaˈtu.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.sẽ.si.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [li.sẽ.sɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /li.sẽ.sjaˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.sẽ.si.aˈtu.ɾa/ [li.sẽ.sɪ.aˈtu.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /li.sẽ.sjaˈtu.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.sẽ.sjɐˈtu.ɾɐ/

Noun

licenciatura f (plural licenciaturas)

1. (Portugal, before the Bologna Process) the academic degree earned for finishing a course with the duration of four, five or, in some cases, six years
2. (Portugal, after the Bologna Process) the academic degree earned for finishing the first study cycle
3. (Brazil) an academic degree which allows the person to teach primary and secondary education

Related terms

• licença

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /liθenθjaˈtuɾa/ [li.θẽn̟.θjaˈt̪u.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /lisensjaˈtuɾa/ [li.sẽn.sjaˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: li‧cen‧cia‧tu‧ra

Noun

licenciatura f (plural licenciaturas)

1. degree, bachelor, bachelor's degree (first academic degree)

   Synonyms: bachiller, título de grado

Related terms

• licencia
• licenciado
• licenciar

 

Further reading

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