LEGO

See also lego, and leĝo

English

LEGO bricks.

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• Lego

Etymology

From Danish, a blend of leg (“play”) + godt (“well”)

Proper noun

LEGO

1. (trademark) A toy made by the LEGO Company and consisting of small, coloured, plastic bricks that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct buildings, vehicles, etc. (See usage notes below.)

Translations

a toy made by LEGO

• Arabic: ليغو (ar) (līġū, legu) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樂高 (cmn), 乐高 (cmn) (Lègāo), 樂高玩具 (cmn), 乐高玩具 (cmn) (Lègāo wánjù), 樂高積木 (cmn), 乐高积木 (cmn) (Lègāo jīmù)

• Japanese: レゴ (ja) (Rego)
• Korean: 레고 (ko) (Rego)
• Marathi: लेगो (mr) (lego)
• Persian: لگو (fa) (legu, lego)
• Russian: Лего (ru) (Légo) f (indeclinable)

Adjective

LEGO (not comparable)

1. Made of LEGO.

   I made a LEGO car to play with.

Usage notes

• LEGO is a registered trademark of the LEGO Company. See the LEGO Company's page on its trademark and Wikipedia's discussion of the trademark.
• The LEGO Company states that LEGO is officially an adjective and does not advocate its use as a noun. It is given as a proper noun here because this reflects common usage of the word.
• LEGO is officially spelled in capitals, but in common usage it is often spelled with an initial capital only.

Synonyms

• lego

Derived terms

• LEGO brick
• LEGOLAND

See also

• Official LEGO website

Anagrams

• loge, ogle