tongue

la lengua

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tongue(

tuhng

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. la lengua

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Chow Chow dogs have a purple tongue.Los chow chows tienen la lengua lila.

2. (culinary)

a. la lengua

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

My favorite thing to cook is beef tongue.Lo que más me gusta cocinar es lengua de vaca.

3. (linguistics)

a. la lengua

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Which is your mother tongue?¿Cuál es tu lengua materna?

b. el idioma

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

She can speak in several tongues.Habla varios idiomas.

4. (footwear)

a. la lengüeta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

This shoe has a very wide tongue so you don't need to tie it.Ese zapato tiene una lengüeta muy ancha para que no haga falta amarrarlo.

5. (flame)

a. la lengua

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The tongues of the flames rose when we added the firewood.Las lenguas de las llamas subieron cuando echamos la leña.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (to lick)

a. lengüetear

My husband can't stand it when our Great Dane tries to tongue his face.Mi esposo no soporta que nuestro gran danés intente lengüetearle la cara.

7. (construction)

a. machihembrar

If we tongue the panels, they'll be easier for people to fit them themselves.Si machihembramos los paneles, a la gente le resultará más fácil encajarlos sin ayuda.

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	tonguing
Past:	tongued

Indicative of "tongue"

	Present	Past	Future
I	tongue	tongued	will tongue
you	tongue	tongued	will tongue
he/she	tongues	tongued	will tongue
we	tongue	tongued	will tongue
you	tongue	tongued	will tongue
they	tongue	tongued	will tongue