lagoon C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ləˈguːn/ UK /ləˈɡuːn/ See IPA manual Freq #16182 Meanings 1 noun a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral 2 noun A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a body of water cut off... lagunalagune Common collocations brackish lagoon Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lagoon **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ləˈguːn/ **IPA (UK):** /ləˈɡuːn/ **Frequency rank:** 16182 ## Meanings 1. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral 2. A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. ## Etymology Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown