"tongueful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tonguefuls [plural], tonguesful [plural]
Etymology: From tongue + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tongue|ful|pos=noun}} tongue + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tonguesful}} tongueful (plural tonguefuls or tonguesful)
  1. As much as can be taken up by the tongue at one time.

Inflected forms

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