lengua

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noun

A Mexican dish consisting of beef tongue used to make tacos.

OriginSpanish lengua →
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Meanings

nounlengua (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Mexican dish consisting of beef tongue used to make tacos.

Origin

  1. Spanishlengua“tongue”
  2. Englishlengua

Borrowed from Spanish lengua (“tongue”). Doublet of langue, lingua, and tongue.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

langueNauglelagunegenualNelaug
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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