Tongue

/tʌŋ/ noun

The soft, movable muscle in your mouth used for tasting, swallowing, and speaking; it can also mean a language.

It comes from Old English 'tunge', related to German 'Zunge' and Old Norse 'tunga'. These all trace back to a very old root meaning 'tongue' or 'speech'.

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