"lengua" meaning in Spanish

See lengua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlenɡwa/, [ˈlẽŋ.ɡwa] Forms: lenguas [plural]
Rhymes: -enɡwa Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish lengua, from Latin lingua. Etymology templates: {{dercat|es|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|lengua|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish lengua, {{inh+|es|osp|lengua}} Inherited from Old Spanish lengua, {{inh|es|la|lingua}} Latin lingua Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} lengua f (plural lenguas)
  1. tongue (organ) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lengua-es-noun-r4b272FF
  2. (countable) language (a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication) Tags: countable, feminine Categories (topical): Language Synonyms: idioma, habla
    Sense id: en-lengua-es-noun-E8kcWiFx Disambiguation of Language: 1 83 16
  3. Spanish (subject taught in schools) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Body parts, Organs
    Sense id: en-lengua-es-noun-CQpUw8c7 Disambiguation of Body parts: 3 36 61 Disambiguation of Organs: 10 33 57 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 33 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lenguaje, lenguaz, lingual, lingüiforme, lingüística

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "aflojar la lengua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "andar en lenguas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "atar la lengua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "beso con lengua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "darle a la lengua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "de lengua en lengua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "deslenguar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "don de lenguas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "en la punta de la lengua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "familia de lenguas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hablar en lenguas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hacerse lenguas de"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "interpretación de lenguas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "irse de la lengua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "joven de lenguas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua aislada"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua cervina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de buey"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de ciervo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de escorpión"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de estropajo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de fuego"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de gato"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de hacha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de oc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de oíl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de oveja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de perro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de señas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de sierpe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de signos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de tierra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de trapo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de vaca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua de víbora"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua del agua"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua extranjera"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua franca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua materna"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua minoritaria"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua muerta"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua natural"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengua viperina"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lenguaraz"
    },
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      "word": "lengüeta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lengüicorto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lenguón"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "malas lenguas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "no tener pelos en la lengua"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "segunda lengua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "trabalenguas"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "trabarse la lengua"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "trastrabarse la lengua"
    }
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      "text": "Chavacano: lengua"
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        "5": "",
        "g": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "grammar"
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          "community",
          "community"
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        },
        {
          "word": "habla"
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        "feminine"
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            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
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            "Healthcare",
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            "Anatomy",
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            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
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      "links": [
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          "Spanish"
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlenɡwa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlẽŋ.ɡwa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-enɡwa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lengua"
}
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    "Spanish countable nouns",
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    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
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    "Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish",
    "Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Spanish terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "aflojar la lengua"
    },
    {
      "word": "andar en lenguas"
    },
    {
      "word": "atar la lengua"
    },
    {
      "word": "beso con lengua"
    },
    {
      "word": "darle a la lengua"
    },
    {
      "word": "de lengua en lengua"
    },
    {
      "word": "deslenguar"
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    {
      "word": "don de lenguas"
    },
    {
      "word": "en la punta de la lengua"
    },
    {
      "word": "familia de lenguas"
    },
    {
      "word": "hablar en lenguas"
    },
    {
      "word": "hacerse lenguas de"
    },
    {
      "word": "interpretación de lenguas"
    },
    {
      "word": "irse de la lengua"
    },
    {
      "word": "joven de lenguas"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua aislada"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua cervina"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de buey"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de ciervo"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de escorpión"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de estropajo"
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    {
      "word": "lengua de fuego"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de gato"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de hacha"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de oc"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de oíl"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de oveja"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de perro"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de señas"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de sierpe"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de signos"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de tierra"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de trapo"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de vaca"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua de víbora"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua del agua"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua extranjera"
    },
    {
      "word": "lengua franca"
    },
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    },
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    {
      "word": "lengua muerta"
    },
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      "word": "lengua natural"
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      "word": "lengua viperina"
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    {
      "word": "lenguaraz"
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    {
      "word": "lengüeta"
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    {
      "word": "lengüicorto"
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      "word": "lenguón"
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    {
      "word": "malas lenguas"
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    {
      "word": "no tener pelos en la lengua"
    },
    {
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      "word": "trabarse la lengua"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlenɡwa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlẽŋ.ɡwa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-enɡwa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lengua"
}

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