Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca tanım:
Kelime: lin·gua fran·caSöyleniş: 'li[ng]-gw&-'fra[ng]-k&
İşlev: noun
Türleri: plural lingua francas or lin·guae fran·cae /-gwE-'fra[ng]-(")kE/
Kökeni: Italian, literally, Frankish language
1 often capitalized : a common language consisting of Italian mixed with French, Spanish, Greek, and Arabic that was formerly spoken in Mediterranean ports
2 : any of various languages used as common or commercial tongues among peoples of diverse speech
3 : something resembling a common language