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The German word for tongue is
Zunge





tongue

Gender

The gender of Zunge is feminine. E.g. die Zunge.

Plural

The plural of Zunge is Zungen.

German Definition


tongue
     Substantiv:
     [1] Anatomie: die Zunge
     [2] die Sprache
     [3] Art oder Fähigkeit, Sprache zu benutzen
     [4] Textilwesen: die Zunge: Teil eines Schuhs
          [1] The doctor asked the patient to stick out his tongue.
          [2] Learning a foreign tongue.
          [3] He had a mean tongue.
          [4] The shoe has a cushioned tongue.



Translations for tongue and their definitions

Zunge
     n-f. tongue (organ in the mouth)
     n-f. tongue (flap in a shoe)
          Menschen anderer Zunge - people of another language
          in Zungen reden - to speak in tongues


Lasche
     n-f. tongue (a flap or protrusion)
     n-f. (rail transport) fishplate
     adj. form of lasch


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