trabalinguas

Galician

/tɾaβaˈliŋɡwa̝s/

noun
Definitions
  • tongue-twister a phrase that is deliberately designed to be difficult to say correctly, usually because of varying combinations of similar phonemes

Etymology

Compound from Galician trabar (bite) + Galician lingua (tongue).

Origin

Galician

lingua

Gloss

tongue

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
👅 😋 😛 😜 😝 🤑

Timeline

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