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BNC: 47511 COCA: 25966
BNC: 47511 COCA: 25966

lingua

noun

lin·​gua ˈliŋ-gwə How to pronounce lingua (audio)
plural linguae ˈliŋ-ˌgwē How to pronounce lingua (audio)
-ˌgwī
: a tongue or an organ resembling a tongue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For one thing, linguine — long, lithe, dinner-level satisfying — comes from the Italian word lingua, which means tongue. Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2021 Ubisoft consulted with native Welsh speakers, 13th-century Icelandic texts, and Gaelic scholars to create the game's lingua-scape. Save this story for later. Amy Briscoe, Wired, 21 Apr. 2021 Periwinkle snails infected with the trematode species Cryptocotyle lingua, for instance, eat significantly less algae along their Atlantic coast homes, because the parasite weakens their digestive tracts. Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 7 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Latin — more at tongue

First Known Use

circa 1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lingua was circa 1826
BNC: 47511 COCA: 25966

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