lengguwa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

lenggwa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lengua, from Old Spanish lengua, from Latin lingua.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈleŋɡua/ [ˈlɛŋ.ɡwɐ]
Rhymes: -eŋɡua
Syllabification: leng‧gu‧wa

Noun

léngguwá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏ)

tongue (especially served as food)
Synonym: dila
language
Synonyms: wika, lengguwahe

Related terms

bilingguwal
lengguwa de-gato
lengguwa de-perro
lengguwahe
lengguweta
lingguwista
lingguwistika
lingguwistiko
multilingguwal

Further reading

“lengguwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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