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lingua

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə/Part of speech nounSorted agilnuStarts with LEnds with A0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Word origin

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lingua (“the tongue”). Doublet of langue and tongue.

Used in a sentence

  • Let your lingua loiter on its salty, hard surface. When you finally crack the nut, don’t swallow it right away.
  • “I believe it’s from the condition he’s acquired,” she answered while moving closer to examine the elongated lingua. “You can put it back in your mouth now.”

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