Similar words
ligação
conexão and ligação are close synonyms for "connection"; ligação also separately means "call," a phone call.
Similar in other languages
German
Anschluss
Anschluss is the German word for the same thing — both mean "connection."
Spanish
conexión
conexión is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "connection."
French
connexion
connexion is the French word for the same thing — both mean "connection."
Practice
1 What does conexão mean?
connection
2 Fill the gap: A ___ caiu.
Full sentence: A conexão caiu. (The connection dropped.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches conexão?
conexão: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.