lingo 1
/ling"goh/ , n. , pl. lingoes .
1. the language and speech, esp. the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual: gamblers' lingo.
2. language or speech, esp. if strange or foreign.
[ 1650-60; appar. alter. of LINGUA (FRANCA); cf. Polari lingo language ]
lingo 2
/ling"goh/ , n. , pl. lingoes .
lingoe.