lengguwa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

lenggwa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lengua, from Old Spanish lengua, from Latin lingua.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: leng‧gu‧wa

IPA^(key): /ˈleŋɡwa/, [ˈlɛŋ.ɡwɐ]

Noun

léngguwá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏ)

tongue (especially served as food)
Synonym: dila
language
Synonyms: wika, lengguwahe

Related terms

lengguwa de-gato
lengguwa de-perro
lengguwahe
lengguweta

Further reading

“lengguwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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