lingua
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə/
Definition of lingua
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Synonym of tongue.
“Let your lingua loiter on its salty, hard surface. When you finally crack the nut, don’t swallow it right away.”
““I believe it’s from the condition he’s acquired,” she answered while moving closer to examine the elongated lingua. “You can put it back in your mouth now.””
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noun
-
Synonym of tongue.
“Let your lingua loiter on its salty, hard surface. When you finally crack the nut, don’t swallow it right away.”
““I believe it’s from the condition he’s acquired,” she answered while moving closer to examine the elongated lingua. “You can put it back in your mouth now.””
- A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin lingua (“the tongue”). Doublet of langue and tongue.
Words you can make from lingua
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