"en la punta de la lengua" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

Etymology: Cognate with Galician na punta da lingua and Portuguese na ponta da língua. Etymology templates: {{cog|gl|na punta da lingua}} Galician na punta da lingua, {{cog|pt|na ponta da língua}} Portuguese na ponta da língua Head templates: {{es-adj|inv=1}} en la punta de la lengua (invariable)
  1. (idiomatic) on the tip of one's tongue Tags: idiomatic, invariable
    Sense id: en-en_la_punta_de_la_lengua-es-adj-F4StdyfE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "na punta da lingua"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician na punta da lingua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "na ponta da língua"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese na ponta da língua",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Galician na punta da lingua and Portuguese na ponta da língua.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "inv": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "en la punta de la lengua (invariable)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on the tip of one's tongue"
      ],
      "id": "en-en_la_punta_de_la_lengua-es-adj-F4StdyfE",
      "links": [
        [
          "on the tip of one's tongue",
          "on the tip of one's tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) on the tip of one's tongue"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "en la punta de la lengua"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl",
        "2": "na punta da lingua"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician na punta da lingua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "na ponta da língua"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese na ponta da língua",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Galician na punta da lingua and Portuguese na ponta da língua.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "inv": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "en la punta de la lengua (invariable)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Spanish adjectives",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish idioms",
        "Spanish indeclinable adjectives",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish multiword terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on the tip of one's tongue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "on the tip of one's tongue",
          "on the tip of one's tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) on the tip of one's tongue"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "en la punta de la lengua"
}

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