舌 — meaning in English

English meaning

• tongue noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and forming speech sounds.

Senses

舌 is used for these senses in English:

• 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).

tongue — full definition

1. noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and forming speech sounds.
2. noun A language.
3. noun A narrow strip of material or land, such as the flap in a shoe or a strip of land jutting into water.

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