el
masculine
/leŋˈɡwaxe/
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Translation
language
Word origin
From Old French language, from Latin lingua ('tongue, language'). The same root gives English 'language' and 'linguistic'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lingua
- English cognates
- language, linguistic
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Plurallenguajes
Examples
complejo.
Human language is very complex.
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Children learn language very quickly.
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He uses very formal language in his letters.
¿ algún ?
Do you know any programming language?
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Body language says a lot about us.
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