The Greek word for tongue is
γλώσσα
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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