lengua

Alternative forms

• lingua

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːŋɡwa/

Noun

lengua f

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. language

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleŋɡwa/

Noun

lengua f (please add the plural)

1. tongue

Alternative forms

• lenga

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. language

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) lieunga
• (Surmiran) glianga
• (Puter) laungia
• (Vallader) leua

Etymology

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

Noun

lengua f (plural lenguas)

1. (anatomy, Vallader) tongue

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlenɡwa/, [ˈlẽŋɡwa]

Noun

lengua f (plural lenguas)

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. language

   Synonyms: idioma, habla

3. Spanish (subject taught in schools)

Further reading

• “lengua” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.