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tongue noun

  /tɒŋɡ/ , /tʊŋ/ , /tʊŋɡ/ , /tʌŋ/
  • (countable, uncountable) Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
 lengua, argüendero
  • In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).
 lengüeta, lengua
  • (obsolete) A voice, (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language).
  • The pole of a towed or drawn vehicle or farm implement (e.g., trailer, cart, plow, harrow), by which it is pulled; for example, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
 timón
mother tongue
lengua materna, lengua nativa, lengua natal
tongue-twister
trabalenguas
tongue sole
lengua
slip of the tongue
lapsus, lapsus linguae
tongue-in-cheek
burlón, como chiste, de broma, irónico
bite one's tongue
morderse la lengua
tongue depressor
bajalenguas, depresor
hold one's tongue
mantener la boca cerrada, callarse, cerrar el pico, guardar silencio, morderse la lengua
stick one's tongue out
sacar la lengua
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