"lingo" meaning in English

See lingo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ [UK], /ˈliŋ.ɡoʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-lingo.ogg Forms: lingos [plural], lingoes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəʊ Etymology: From Latin lingua (“language”) + -o (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lingua||language}} Latin lingua (“language”), {{affix|en|-o|pos1=diminutive suffix}} -o (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|lingoes}} lingo (countable and uncountable, plural lingos or lingoes)
  1. (informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Language Translations (language peculiar to a particular group or region): argot [masculine] (Catalan), jargon [neuter] (Dutch), jargon [masculine] (French), Jargon [masculine] (German), linguo (Ido), gergo [masculine] (Italian), żargon [masculine] (Polish), narzecze [neuter, rare] (Polish), jargão [masculine] (Portuguese), жарго́н (žargón) [masculine] (Russian), parrata [feminine] (Sicilian), calata [feminine] (Sicilian), jerga [feminine] (Spanish), germanía [feminine] (Spanish), argot [masculine] (Spanish), altdil [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Turkish), meslek dili (Turkish), жарго́н (žarhón) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lingo-en-noun-QgwzZUCg Disambiguation of Language: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -o, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'language peculiar to a particular group or region': 82 18
  2. (Australian Aboriginal) An Aboriginal language. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lingo-en-noun-idRQymxl Categories (other): Australian Aboriginal English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kanto lingo

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "language peculiar to a particular group or region",
      "topics": [
        "linguistics",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "altdil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "language peculiar to a particular group or region",
      "word": "meslek dili"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "žarhón",
      "sense": "language peculiar to a particular group or region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жарго́н"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lingo"
}

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