Lego
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Name of a company founded in 1934, shortened from Danish leg godt (literally “play well”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Lego (usually uncountable, plural (US, sometimes proscribed) Legos)
- Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks made by the Lego Company that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.
Usage notes[edit]
The nonstandard plural form Legos is chiefly American. Other regions tend to use Lego as a mass noun, and refer to Lego bricks and Lego sets.
Derived terms[edit]
- Lego brick
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Translations[edit]
toy brick
See also[edit]
- minifigure or minifig: a small Lego figure
- Official Lego website
References[edit]
- ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the title of the work)[1], accessed 28 October 2014, archived from the original on 8 July 2014
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Lego m (plural Lego or Legos)
- Lego
- J'ai trouvé un Lego sous ton lit.
- I've found a Lego (brick) under your bed.
- Je collectionne les Lego (ou Legos).
- I collect Lego/Legos.
- J'ai acheté une voiture Lego.
- I've bought a Lego car.
- Un avion en Lego/Legos
- A plane made of Lego/Legos
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
Lego m (plural Legos)
- Alternative spelling of lego
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