telephone callnounmasculine/tɛ.lɨ.fɨˈnɨ.mɐ/mediumte·le·fo·ne·maPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA call made using a telephone.I received a telephone call from my friend.The telephone call was very important.syncallringCommon collocationsmake a telephone callemergency telephone callEtymologyDo grego 'telephonema'Related wordstelefonartelefonistatelefonema de emergência