lingo C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈlɪŋɡoʊ/ UK /ˈlɪŋɡəʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the specialized vocabulary or jargon of a particular group I couldn't follow the surfers' lingo at all. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the specialized vocabulary... jargonvernacularargotcantslangparlancedialectidiom Word family Related forms lingualinguistlanguage Etymology AI details Probably from Lingua Franca or from Portuguese lingoa ('tongue, language'), ultimately from Latin lingua ('tongue, language'). lingua Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lingo **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪŋɡoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪŋɡəʊ/ ## Meanings 1. the specialized vocabulary or jargon of a particular group ## Examples - I couldn't follow the surfers' lingo at all. ## Synonyms - jargon - vernacular - argot - cant - slang - parlance - dialect - idiom ## Related Forms - lingua - linguist - language ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lingua ## Etymology Probably from Lingua Franca or from Portuguese lingoa ('tongue, language'), ultimately from Latin lingua ('tongue, language'). ## AI Etymology Lingo is probably from Lingua Franca or from Portuguese lingoa ('tongue, language'), ultimately from Latin lingua ('tongue, language'). The historical trail runs through Latin lingua. In modern use it means the specialized vocabulary or jargon of a particular group. Related forms include lingua, linguist, language. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown