Lingua
[ling-gwuh]
noun, plural linguae
[ling-gwee] (Show IPA)
1.
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
/ˈlɪŋɡwə/
noun (anatomy) (pl) -guae (-ɡwiː)
1.
the technical name for tongue
2.
any tongue-like structure
lingua lin·gua (lĭng’gwə)
n. pl. lin·guae (-gwē’)
Read Also:
- Linguae
[ling-gwuh] noun, plural linguae [ling-gwee] (Show IPA) 1. the tongue or a part like a tongue. [lahp-soo s ling-gwahy; English lap-suh s ling-gwee] noun, Latin. 1. a slip of the tongue. /ˈlɪŋɡwiː/ noun 1. a slip of the tongue /ˈlɪŋɡwə/ noun (anatomy) (pl) -guae (-ɡwiː) 1. the technical name for tongue 2. any tongue-like structure […]
- Lingua-franca
[frang-kuh] noun, plural lingua francas, linguae francae [ling-gwee fran-see] (Show IPA) 1. any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages. 2. (initial capital letter) the Italian-Provençal jargon (with elements of Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish) formerly widely used in eastern Mediterranean ports. /ˈlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/ noun (pl) […]
- Lingua geographica
lingua geographica lingua ge·o·graph·i·ca (jē’ə-grāf’ĭ-kə) n. Geographical tongue.
- Lingua-geral
[zhuh-rahl] noun, (often initial capital letters) 1. a lingua franca based on Tupi and spoken in the Amazon basin of South America.
- Lingual
[ling-gwuh l] adjective 1. of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part. 2. pertaining to languages. 3. Phonetics. articulated with the aid of the tongue, especially the tip of the tongue, as d, n, s, or r. noun 4. Phonetics. a lingual sound. /ˈlɪŋɡwəl/ adjective 1. (anatomy) of or relating to the tongue […]