lingua franca

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌlɪŋgwəˈfræŋkə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɪŋgwæ ˈfræŋkə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(frang′kə)

Inflections of 'lingua franca' (n):
lingua francas
npl
linguae francae
npl

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

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lingua franca n (shared language)lengua franca loc nom f
  lengua vehicular loc nom f
 Esperanto was designed to be a lingua franca but never really succeeded in this role.
 Latin was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire.
 El esperanto fue diseñado para ser una lengua franca, pero en realidad nunca tuvo éxito.
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'lingua franca' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
trade language
Spanish:
vehicular


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