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Lingo is a casual, friendly word for language, especially the special words and phrases used by one particular group of people — like doctors' lingo, computer lingo, or surfers' lingo. It's informal, so you'd use it in relaxed conversation, not in a formal report.
（某行業／群體的）行話、術語
組成Probably comes from lingua, an old word for tongue/language — likely the same root that gives us language and linguistic, though many people use it today without thinking about where it came from.
同家族的字
- languagelikely shares the same Latin root `lingua` (tongue)
- linguisticlikely shares the same root, relating to language
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Lingoname
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A surname.
lingonoun/ˈlɪŋ.ɡəʊ̯/
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informalLanguage, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
- [...] I have Thoughts to tarry a ſmall Matter in Town, to learn ſomewhat of your Lingo firſt, before I croſs the Seas.
- "You see, ma'am, I can't divest myself of my professional lingo," observed Mr. Banks.
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An Aboriginal language.
- The huntsman spoke Davey’s lingo.
- Granny Ava was the link: the last heathen of the family to speak the lingo fluently, before the Church waltzed in and jammed the Lord's Prayer in Granny Ruth's twelve-year-old mouth instead.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。