lego

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/ˈlɛɡoʊ/

noun

Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.

Similar
Lego set
OriginDanish leg godt →
CommonScrabble 5
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Meanings

lego1

nounlego (countable and uncountable, plural legos)

plural legos

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Lego.

LEGO2

nounLEGO (countable and uncountable, plural LEGOs)

plural LEGOs

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Lego.

Lego3

nounLego (usually uncountable, plural (US, sometimes proscribed) Legos)

US plural proscribed sometimes Legos · alternative LEGO · alternative lego

  1. uncountableusuallyAny of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models

Similar
Lego set
Broader
playthingtoy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Danishleg godt
  2. EnglishLego

Name of a company founded in 1934, shortened from Danish leg godt (literally “play well”). Coincidentally, the word also matches Latin legō, meaning “I put together”.

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Translations

Arabic لِيغُو, لِيجُو
  • لِيغُو (līḡū)toy brick
  • لِيجُو (lījū)toy brick
Bengali লেগো
  • লেগো (legō)toy brick
Chinese Cantonese 樂高 /乐高
  • 樂高 /乐高 (lok⁶ gou¹)toy brick
Chinese Mandarin 樂高 /乐高, 樂高玩具 /乐高玩具
  • 樂高 /乐高 (lègāo)toy brick
  • 樂高玩具 /乐高玩具 (lègāo wánjù)toy brick
  • 樂高積木 /乐高积木 (lègāo jīmù)toy brick
Esperanto Legoo
  • Legootoy brick
Finnish lego
  • legotoy brick
French Lego
  • Legotoy brick
German Lego, Legostein
  • Legotoy brick
  • Legosteintoy brick
  • Klemmbausteintoy brick
Hindi लेगो
  • लेगो (lego)toy brick
Hungarian Lego
  • Legotoy brick
Japanese レゴ
  • レゴ (rego)toy brick
Korean 레고
  • 레고 (rego)toy brick
Persian لگو
  • لگو (legu, lego)toy brick
Portuguese lego
  • legotoy brick
Russian ле́го
  • ле́го (légo)toy brick
Spanish lego
  • legotoy brick
Swedish lego
  • legotoy brick
Turkish LEGO
  • LEGOtoy brick
Urdu لیگو
  • لیگو (lego)toy brick

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Olegoglelogegoelgole
Cite this entry
APA

lego. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lego

MLA

“lego.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lego. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lego,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lego.

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