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Added 9 October 2026

lingua

/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə/ noun

Latin root: lingua Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lingua at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Synonym of tongue.
A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lingua (“the tongue”). Doublet of langue and tongue.

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