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língua

  1. (feminine) tongue
  2. (feminine) language

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lingua (“tongue, language”), from Latin lingua (“tongue, language”), from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”). Cognate with Galician lingua, Spanish lengua, Catalan llengua, Occitan lenga, French langue, Italian lingua and Romanian limbă.

Related words

𐑊𐐰𐑍𐑀𐐶𐐮𐐾

linguistic communication

Basque language

brain as food

heart as food

kidney as food

liver as food

lung as food

stomach as food

tongue as food

expressive style

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