língua — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

língua is used for these senses in English:

• language (countable) 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.
• language (uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.
• language (computing, countable) A computer language; a machine language.

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.

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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