Verb-object compound, composed ofabbassa(“to lower”) +‎lingua(“tongue”); probably acalque ofFrenchabaisse-langue.

• IPA^(key): /abˌbas.saˈlin.ɡwa/^[1][2]
• Rhymes:-inɡwa
• Hyphenation:ab‧bas‧sa‧lìn‧gua

abbassalingua m (invariable)

1. tongue depressor

• abbassalingua in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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