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tongue noun

  /tɒŋɡ/ , /tʊŋ/ , /tʊŋɡ/ , /tʌŋ/
  • (countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).
 lingua
  • 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).
 linguetta, lingua
  • 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.
 timone
mother tongue
madrelingua
slip of the tongue
lapsus, papera, strafalcione
tongue-twister
scioglilingua
tongue and groove
ad incastro, maschio e femmina
tongue depressor
abbassalingua
hold one's tongue
tenere a freno la lingua, tenere la bocca chiusa
on the tip of one's tongue
sulla punta della lingua
stick one's tongue out
fare la linguaccia
cat got someone's tongue
il gatto ti ha mangiato la lingua?
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