lingua — meaning in English

English meaning

• Gaelic noun Any of the Goidelic languages, especially Irish, Scottish, or Manx Gaelic.
• language noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
• tongue noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and forming speech sounds.

Senses

lingua is used for these senses in English:

• Gaelic Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
• tongue (countable, uncountable) Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
• tongue In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).

Gaelic — full definition

1. noun Any of the Goidelic languages, especially Irish, Scottish, or Manx Gaelic.
2. adjective Relating to the Gaels or their languages.

language — full definition

1. noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
2. noun The particular style, wording, or tone used in speech or writing.
3. noun A system of symbols and rules used to write computer programs.
4. noun Strong or offensive words; swearing.

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