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The French word for tongue is
langue





tongue

Gender

The gender of langue is feminine. E.g. la langue.

Plural

The plural of langue is langues.

French Definition


tongue
     1. n. (Anatomie) Langue.
     2. n. (Par analogie) (Habillement) Pièce sous les lacets de chaussure.
     3. n. (Linguistique) Langue.
     4. n. Style d'expression.



Translations for tongue and their definitions

langue
     1. n-f. (anatomy) tongue
           la langue dans la bouche - the tongue in the mouth
     2. n-f. (linguistics) language (system of communication using written or spoken words)
           la langue maternelle - the mother tongue, native language
           une langue étrangère - a foreign language
           Elle parle trois langues. - She speaks three languages.
           faire parler la langue française - to make speak the French language — Bertrand Barère


languette
     1. n-f. a small tongue-shaped object, such as the tongue of a shoe


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