lenguaje

/leŋˈɡwaxe/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los lenguajes

Meaning

  1. language, speech

    • El lenguaje del libro es sencillo.

      The language of the book is simple.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

idioma

lenguaje is more general, language as a communication system, and can be figurative, like body language; idioma is more specifically a spoken language, like French or Spanish.

Similar in other languages

German

Ansprache

Close — language, speech relates to a speech, address.

English

speech

Close — language encompasses speech.

Practice

1 What does lenguaje mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ del libro es sencillo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lenguaje?

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