glossa

ˈɡlɔːsə

glossae

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Definition of glossa - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

mobile mass in the oral cavity

TECH.

The glossa is essential for tasting and swallowing.

lingua

tongue

linguistics

Dated

language or dialect of a region or country

Dated

The glossa of rural communities often preserves older linguistic forms..

language

tongue

zoology

TECH.

the tongue of an insect

TECH.

The bee's glossa helps it gather nectar.

lingua

tongue

phonology

Dated

unintelligible ecstatic speech

Dated

During the ritual, she spoke in glossa.

glossolalia

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Origin of glossa

Greek, glossa (tongue, language)

Examples of glossa in a sentence

Injury to the glossa can affect eating.
The glossa of the island is unique and fascinating.
Studying the glossa of ancient texts can be quite revealing.
The butterfly's glossa is adapted for sipping nectar.
Scientists studied the glossa of various insects.
He suddenly burst into glossa during the ceremony.

The audience was captivated by her glossa.

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French:langue, dialecte, ...
German:Zunge, Sprache, ...
Italian:lingua, dialetto, ...
Spanish:lengua, dialecto, ...
Portuguese:língua, dialeto, ...
Chinese:舌头, 语言, ...
Japanese:舌, 言語, ...
Arabic:لِسَان, لُغَة, ...
Hebrew:לָשׁוֹן, ניב, ...
Russian:язык, диалект, ...
Ukrainian:язик, діалект, ...
Hindi:ग्लोसा, भाषा, ...
Bengali:গ্লোসা, ভাষা, ...
Catalan:llengua, dialecte, ...
Czech:jazyk, nářečí, ...
Danish:tunge, sprog, ...
Dutch:tong, dialect, ...
Greek:γλώσσα, διάλεκτος, ...
Hungarian:nyelv, nyelvjárás, ...
Khmer:អណ្ដាត, ភាសា, ...
Korean:혀, 방언, ...
Persian:زبان, گویش, ...
Polish:język, dialekt, ...
Portuguese (BR):língua, dialeto, ...
Romanian:glosă, grai, ...
Swedish:tunga, dialekt, ...
Thai:ลิ้น, ภาษาถิ่น, ...
Turkish:dil, lehçe, ...
Vietnamese:lưỡi, phương ngữ, ...

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