lengua

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See also: léngua, lèngua, and łéngua

English

Noun

lengua (uncountable)

  1. A Mexican dish consisting of beef tongue used to make tacos.

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish lengua, from Latin lingua.

Noun

lengua f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לינגוה, plural lenguas)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. (linguistics) language

Synonyms

Ligurian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

Noun

lengua f (plural lengue)

  1. (anatomy) tongue (flexible muscular organ in the mouth)
  2. (metonymically) language
    Synonym: lenguaggio
  3. (zoology) common sole (Solea solea)

Derived terms

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin lingua.

Pronunciation

Noun

lengua f

  1. tongue
  2. language

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lingua.

Pronunciation

Noun

lengua f (plural lengue)

  1. tongue

References

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lingua.

Noun

lengua f (oblique plural lenguas, nominative singular lengua, nominative plural lenguas)

  1. language

Related terms

Descendants

  • Occitan: lenga
    Gascon: lengua
    Limousin: linga
    Provençal: lengo, lenguo

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lingua.

Noun

lengua f (plural lenguas)

  1. (Vallader) tongue

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish lengua, from Latin lingua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlenɡwa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -enɡwa
  • Syllabification: len‧gua

Noun

lengua f (plural lenguas)

  1. tongue
  2. language
    Synonyms: idioma, habla
  3. Spanish (subject taught in schools)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

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