plural of lingua

(anatomy) Synonym of tongue. / (entomology) A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.

A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one not the first language of any of its speakers.

(formal) An inadvertent remark; slip of the tongue.

(historical, archaic) Sabir, the Italian-based pidgin that served as the lingua franca of Mediterranean trade in the late Middle Ages and early modern period (c. 11th–19th centuries)

plural of lingua franca

(Latinate) plural of lingua franca

A jury or inquest consisting half of aliens and half of natives.

(extremely rare, probably nonstandard) plural of lingua franca

A constructed language created by C. George Boeree based on French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan using either Latin or Cyrillic alphabets with grammar based on that of Romance Creoles.