ligue

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French ligue, from Italian lega, from the verb legare, from Latin ligō (“to tie”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liɡ/ === Noun === ligue f (plural ligues) league (alliance, group) ==== Derived terms ==== coupe de la ligue ligue hanséatique === Verb === ligue inflection of liguer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “ligue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Verb === ligue inflection of ligar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Verb === ligue inflection of ligar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliɡe/ [ˈli.ɣ̞e] Rhymes: -iɡe Syllabification: li‧gue === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from ligar. ==== Noun ==== ligue m (uncountable) (colloquial) cruising (a concerted effort to find sex) or gay sex (colloquial) fling, pickup, hookup (action and person) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== ligue inflection of ligar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “ligue”, 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