linguagem

Portuguese

/lĩ.ˈɡwa.ʒɐ̃j̃/, /lĩ.ˈɡwa.ʒẽj̃/

noun
Definitions
  • language the general system or concept of communication using words, symbols or gestures
  • language wording, choice of words, style
  • language a particular language used by a group of people, spoken or written
  • jargon language characteristic of a particular group
  • (computing) programming language

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese lenguage borrowed from Old Occitan lenguatge derived from Latin *linguāticum, lingua (tongue, speech, language).

Origin

Latin

lingua

Gloss

tongue, speech, language

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

語

Emoji
👅 😋 😛 😜 😝 🤑

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