lingual
Portuguese, adjective/lĩˈɡwaw/
lingual is spelled L-I-N-G-U-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lingual is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “lingual (relating to the tongue)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo à língua”.
What does lingual mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelingual (relating to the tongue)
- 2
femininemasculinelingual (articulated with the tongue)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à língua
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lingual
- linguais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lingual?
- Brazil /lĩˈɡwaw/
- Brazil [lĩˈɡwaʊ̯]
- Portugal /lĩˈɡwal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lingual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lingual in Portuguese?
lingual appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).