Dictionary Definition
glossa n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue
covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn:
tongue, lingua, clapper] [also: glossae (pl)]
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
Glossa may refer to several things:
- glossa (γλώσσα), a Greek word meaning tongue and is used in several English words including gloss, glossary, glossitis, etc. It includes several related words including glot- and idioglossia
- Glossa, Sporades, a village in the island of Skopelos in the Northern Sporades
- Glossa, a village in the Chania prefecture
- Glossa (Ilia), a cape in the Ilia prefecture
- Glossa (Syros), a cape in the Syros island of the Cyclades prefecture
Also a possible misspelling of Glosa, a constructed
language.
glossa in Modern Greek (1453-): Γλώσσα
(αποσαφήνιση)