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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish lengua, from Old Spanish lengua, from Latin lingua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleŋɡua/,
- Hyphenation: leng‧gu‧wa
Noun
léngguwá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏ)
- tongue (especially served as food)
- Synonym: dila
- language
- Synonyms: wika, lengguwahe
Related terms
Further reading
- “lengguwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018