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.

(Latinate) plural of lingua franca

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

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

(extremely rare, probably nonstandard) plural of lingua franca

plural of lingua franca

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.

(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)

Alternative form of Mediterranean Lingua Franca