/ Dictionary / Index L lingua geral: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: lin'gua ge•ral' Pronunciation: (zhu-räl'), [key] — (often caps.) a lingua franca based on Tupi and spoken in the Amazon basin of South America. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. lingua franca lingual Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language