língua

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === lingua (pre-standardization spelling) lingoa (dated) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lingua (“tongue, language”), from Latin lingua. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ĩɡwɐ Hyphenation: lín‧gua === Noun === língua f (plural línguas) (anatomy) tongue language Synonym: idioma ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Noun === língua m or f by sense (plural línguas) (archaic) interpreter (person who converts spoken language in real time) Synonym: intérprete === Further reading === “língua”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “língua”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “língua”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026