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lenga

lenga

See also: lènga

English

Noun

lenga (plural lengas)

  1. A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name Nothofagus pumilio.

Translations


Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

lenga f

  1. language

Occitan

Alternative forms

  • (Provence) lengo, lenguo

Etymology

From Old Provençal lengua, from Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleŋɡo]

Noun

lenga f (plural lengas)

  1. (anatomy) the tongue
  2. a language

Related terms

  • lengatge

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Noun

lenga f

  1. tongue
  2. language

Spanish

Noun

lenga f (plural lengas)

  1. lenga (tree)