lenguaje

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish lenguage, borrowed from Old French language or Old Occitan lenguatge, lengaje, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, based on Latin lingua (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [leŋˈɡwa.xe]
Rhymes: -axe

Noun

lenguaje m (plural lenguajes)

Synonyms

(language): idioma m, lengua f
(vocabulary): jerga f, vocabulario m

Related terms

lengua

References

“lenguaje” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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