Recent Examples on the WebFor one thing, linguine — long, lithe, dinner-level satisfying — comes from the Italian word lingua, which means tongue. Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2021 Ubisoft consulted with native Welsh speakers, 13th-century Icelandic texts, and Gaelic scholars to create the game's lingua-scape. Save this story for later. Amy Briscoe, Wired, 21 Apr. 2021 Periwinkle snails infected with the trematode species Cryptocotyle lingua, for instance, eat significantly less algae along their Atlantic coast homes, because the parasite weakens their digestive tracts. Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 7 Sep. 2017
Word History
Etymology
Latin — more at tongue
First Known Use
circa 1826, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing lingua
lingua franca
lingua franca
Medical Definition
lingua
noun
lin·gua ˈliŋ-gwə
plural linguae -ˌgwē -ˌgwī
: a tongue or an organ resembling a tongue in structure or function