lectura
/leɡˈtuɾa/ · B1 · noun · f
reading
📖 lectura = lect- (read, from Latin legere) + -ura; a lecture was once a reading
From Latin lectura, from legere, to read. In Spanish it mainly means reading, not a talk. Lecturer reading notes aloud links the two senses. Watch out: a university lecture is usually conferencia or clase.