tongue
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The meaning (definition) of the word tongue
the soft pink part inside your mouth that helps you taste.
The word tongue used in a sentence
“Your tongue helps you taste all kinds of yummy food.”
The plural of the word tongue
tongues
How the word tongue is said around the world
| French | langue (lahng) |
| Spanish | lengua (lenggwah) |
| Mandarin | 舌头 (shé tou) |
| Hindi | जीभ (gyeeb) |
| Arabic | لسان (leesahn) |
| Russian | язык (iazyk) |
| Portuguese (EU) | língua (leenggwuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | língua (leenggwa) |
| Japanese | 舌 (shita) |
| German | Zunge (tsuunguh) |
| Urdu | زبان (zuhbahn) |
| Punjabi | ਜੀਭ (gyeeb) |
| Korean | 혀 (hyeo) |
| Hebrew | לָשׁוֹן (lahshohnuh) |
| Greek | γλώσσα (glossa) |
| Dutch | tong (tawng) |
| Tagalog | dila (deelah) |
| Vietnamese | lưỡi (lewuhy) |
| Turkish | dil (dil) |
| Persian | زبان (zahbahn) |
| Polish | język (yenzik) |
| Ukrainian | язик (yazyk) |
| Bengali | জিহ্বা (gyeehbah) |
| Swedish | tunga (tungah) |
| Italian | lingua (leenggwah) |
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