lingua franca
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USAGE NOTE
The plural of “lingua franca” is “lingua francas” or “lingua francae.”
lingua franca(
lihng
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gwuh
frang
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kuh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la lingua franca (F)
(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).
Rap is the lingua franca of my different friend groups.El rap es la lingua franca entre mis diferentes grupos de amigos.
b. la lengua franca (F)
(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).
Yiddish was the lingua franca of Jews in Europe.El yidis era la lengua franca de los judíos en Europa.
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