tongue

the part of the mouth that you use for tasting food and speaking

lengua, lengote

Collocations tongue injury · lick with one's tongue

• She bit her tongue.

  Se mordió la lengua.

the language that someone speaks, especially as their first or native language

idioma, lengua

Collocations mother tongue · foreign tongue

• He speaks several tongues.

  Él habla varios idiomas.

the way someone expresses their thoughts or feelings, especially in a speech or writing

expresión, lenguaje figurado

Collocations sharp tongue · loose tongue

• She has a sharp tongue.

  Ella tiene lengua afilada.

the part of an animal's mouth that is used for tasting and eating food, or as a weapon

lengua de un animal

Collocations snake tongue · dog tongue

• The snake flicked out its tongue.

  La serpiente sacó la lengua.

a long, flat piece of wood or plastic that is used in sports such as badminton and table tennis to hit the ball or shuttlecock

raqueta de madera o plástico para deportes

Collocations table tennis tongue · badminton tongue

• He hit the ball with his table tennis tongue.

  Él golpeó la pelota con su raqueta de madera para ping pong.

a traditional way of speaking or behaving that is specific to a particular group, such as a tribe or community

costumbre, tradición

Collocations tribal tongue · cultural tongue

• The tribe has its own tongue.

  La tribu tiene su propia tradición.

a type of musical instrument that is played by blowing into it, such as a flute or trumpet

instrumento de viento

Collocations wind tongue · reed tongue

• He plays the flute, which is a type of tongue.

  Él toca la flauta, que es un tipo de instrumento de viento.

the part of an image or sculpture that represents the tongue of a person or animal

representación de lengua en una imagen o escultura

Collocations tongue in painting · sculpture tongue

• The sculpture has a detailed tongue.

  La escultura tiene una lengua detallada.