Lingo — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪŋɡoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪŋɡəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪŋɡəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɪŋɡoʊ/.

Examples

they don't speak our lingo

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jargon cant argot patois vernacular slang

Parts of Speech

noun	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) “they don't speak our lingo”

Word Forms

slangy	adjective	constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
slang	verb	use slang or vulgar language

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Jargon

eine charakteristische Sprache einer bestimmten Gruppe (z. B. unter Dieben)

🇫🇷French

jargon

une langue caractéristique d'un groupe particulier (comme chez les voleurs)

🇪🇸Spanish

jerga

un lenguaje característico de un grupo particular (como entre los ladrones)

🇮🇹Italian

gergo

un linguaggio caratteristico di un particolare gruppo (come tra i ladri)

🇳🇱Dutch

jargon

een karakteristieke taal van een bepaalde groep (zoals onder dieven)

🇵🇹Portuguese

linguagem

uma linguagem característica de um determinado grupo (como entre ladrões)

🇷🇺Russian

жаргон

характерный язык определенной группы (например, среди воров)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लिंगौ भाषा

किसी विशेष समूह की एक विशिष्ट भाषा (जैसे चोरों के बीच)

🇧🇩Bengali

লিংগো

একটি নির্দিষ্ট গোষ্ঠীর একটি চরিত্রগত ভাষা (চোরদের মধ্যে হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

மொழி

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட குழுவின் சிறப்பியல்பு மொழி (திருடர்களிடையே)

🇮🇳Telugu

లింగో

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట సమూహం యొక్క లక్షణ భాష (దొంగలలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

लिंगो

विशिष्ट गटाची वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण भाषा (चोरांप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાષા

ચોક્કસ જૂથની લાક્ષણિક ભાષા (ચોરોની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾಷೆ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಗುಂಪಿನ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಭಾಷೆ (ಕಳ್ಳರ ನಡುವೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാഷ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവ ഭാഷ (കള്ളന്മാർക്കിടയിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਸ਼ਾ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (ਚੋਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਂਗ)

🇵🇰Urdu

زبان

کسی خاص گروہ کی خصوصیت والی زبان (جیسے چوروں میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

行话

特定群体（如小偷之间）的特有语言

🇯🇵Japanese

専門用語

特定のグループ（泥棒の間など）に特有の言語

🇰🇷Korean

뜻 모를 말

(도둑들 사이에서처럼) 특정 집단의 특징적인 언어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biệt ngữ

một ngôn ngữ đặc trưng của một nhóm cụ thể (như giữa những tên trộm)

🇹🇭Thai

ศัพท์แสง

ภาษาลักษณะเฉพาะของกลุ่มใดกลุ่มหนึ่ง (เช่นเดียวกับในหมู่โจร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bahasa yg aneh

bahasa khas kelompok tertentu (seperti di antara pencuri)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لغة

لغة مميزة لمجموعة معينة (كما هو الحال بين اللصوص)

🇮🇷Persian

زبان انگلیسی

زبان مشخصه یک گروه خاص (مانند دزدان)

🇹🇷Turkish

dil

belirli bir grubun karakteristik dili (hırsızlar arasında olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָשׁוֹן

שפה אופיינית לקבוצה מסוימת (כמו בקרב גנבים)

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