lingua

[ling-gwuh] /ˈlɪŋ gwə/

noun, plural linguae

[ling-gwee] /ˈlɪŋ gwi/ (Show IPA)

the tongue or a part like a tongue.

Origin

1665-75; < Latin; akin to tongue

Examples from the web for lingua

But researchers have recently found that clicks are far more prevalent in the world's lingua franca than had been thought.
The universal lingua franca of our age is information.
Most of the artists embrace conceptualist strategies that have reigned as an academic lingua franca for three decades.
Plus, photos are the global lingua franca, so the app spread worldwide quickly.
Villagers typically are multilingual or speak a lingua franca that enables them to trade or marry into a neighboring clan.
C was an all-purpose language, a kind of lingua franca for the technological age, intended to spur collaboration.
Its lingua franca was parody, but playful mockery was never its aim.
Actors are different, but we've certainly developed a lingua franca.
She had learned the lingua franca in a world where everyone seemed to be using everyone else in a relentless drive for power.
Rock and pop have moved into the mainstream, edging out movie and show tunes as the world's musical lingua franca.

British Dictionary definitions for lingua

/ˈlɪŋɡwə/

noun (anatomy) (pl) -guae (-ɡwiː)

the technical name for tongue

any tongue-like structure

Word Origin

C17: Latin

lingua in Medicine

lingua lin·gua (lĭng'gwə)
n. pl. lin·guae (-gwē')