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The Greek word for tongue is
γλώσσα





tongue



Translations for tongue and their definitions

γλώσσα
     1. n-f. (anatomy) tongue (muscular organ in the mouth used to eat and speak)
           Πρόσεξε μη δαγκώσεις κατά λάθος τη γλώσσα σου. - Be careful not to accidentally bite your tongue.
           Ο Παππούς έχει καρκίνο της γλώσσας. - Grandad has tongue cancer.
     2. n-f. Figurative senses.
     3. n-f.          (figuratively, of a shoe) tongue (the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot)
                   η γλώσσα του παπουτσιού - the tongue of the shoe
     4. n-f.          (figuratively) tongue (an individual point of flame from a fire)
                   πύρινες γλώσσες φωτιάς - fiery tongues of fire
     5. n-f.          (figuratively) tongue (a long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake)
                   γλώσσα στεριάς που προχωρεί στη θάλασσα - a tongue of land which projects into the sea
     6. n-f. (linguistics, metonym, all senses) language, tongue (words and methods of combining them understood by a community and used as a form of communication)
           Η Ελληνική είναι πλούσια γλώσσα. - Greek is a rich language.
           Ποια είναι η επίσημη γλώσσα εδώ; - What is the official language here?
           μητρική γλώσσα - mother tongue
           φυσική γλώσσα - native/natural language
           τεχνητή γλώσσα - artificial language
     7. n-f. sole (Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae)
           Φάγαμε χθες γλώσσα για βραδινό. - We ate sole yesterday for supper.


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