lingo
noun/ˈlɪŋɡəʊ/
/ˈlɪŋɡəʊ/
[singular] (informal)- a language, especially a foreign language
- He doesn't speak the lingo.
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- (especially North American English) expressions used by a particular group of people synonym jargon
- baseball lingo
Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably via Portuguese lingoa from Latin lingua ‘tongue’.
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