LENGUA

Meaning of LENGUA in English

/leng"gweuh/ , n.

1. a member of a group of Indian peoples living in the Gran Chaco area of Paraguay.

2. any of several languages spoken by these peoples.

[ 1820-25; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

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