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lingual.

lingual (relating to the tongue)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/lĩˈɡwaw/Brazil[lĩˈɡwaʊ̯]Brazil/lĩˈɡwal/Portugal[lĩˈɡwaɫ]Portugal
  1. lingual (relating to the tongue)

    feminine · masculine
  2. lingual (articulated with the tongue)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin linguālis, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech”) + -ālis. By surface analysis, língua + -al.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.