legs

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛɡz/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡz

Noun

legs

1. plural of leg
2. (bingo) eleven
3. (colloquial, oenology) Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.
   • 2023 March 24, Laura Reiley, “Could nonalcoholic wine be the toast of the town?”, in The Washington Post‎^[1]:

     Wine enthusiasts cherish the ritual of sniffing and swirling, scrutinizing a wine’s “legs” as they sluice down the sides of the glass, before sipping and looking for a wine’s varietal characteristics.

Derived terms

• land legs
• sea legs

Verb

legs

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of leg

Anagrams

• ELGs, ElGs, gels

Danish

Noun

legs c

1. indefinite genitive singular of leg

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French legs, latinising spelling of lais, from Old French lais, derived from laisser (“to let, leave”). The Middle French alteration is based on an etymologically unfounded association with Latin lēgātum. The -g- was originally silent, but has come to be pronounced since the 19th century by analogy with the verb léguer, a borrowing from Latin lēgāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛɡ/, (dated) /lɛ/

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• Audio (Canada):

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• Homophones: lègue, lèguent, lègues (modern), lai, laid, laids, laie, laient, laies, lais, lait, laits (dated)

Noun

legs m (plural legs)

1. inheritance
2. legacy

Further reading

• “legs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gels

Icelandic

Noun

legs n

1. indefinite genitive singular of leg

Swedish

Noun

legs

1. indefinite genitive plural of leg
2. indefinite genitive singular of leg

Anagrams

• gles