lin·go 
/ˈlɪŋgoʊ/ noun
plural lin·goes /ˈlɪŋgoʊ/ noun informal 1 [count] : a language
▪ a foreign lingo ▪ It can be hard to travel in a foreign country if you don't speak the lingo. 2 : the special language used for a particular activity or by a particular group of people [count] — usually singular ▪ Basketball has a distinct lingo. ▪ He's starting to pick up the lingo. ▪ She doesn't practice law anymore, but she can still speak the lingo. [noncount] ▪ The book has a lot of computer lingo that I don't understand.
▪ a foreign lingo ▪ It can be hard to travel in a foreign country if you don't speak the lingo.
