lagoon
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lagoon
- /ləˈɡuːn/ UK, US
Rhymes with -uːn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune.
noun lagoons · lagune
- A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: laguna, lagune, lake, watershed, catchment, pond, pool, loophole, bath, dugout, basin, gap, lac, lacuna, stabilisation, stabilization
Translations
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noun shallow body of water
| Español | laguna, estero, albufera, albina, albariza, cucha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 석호 seokho, 라군 ragun |
| 日本語 | ラグーン ragūn, 潟 kata, 潟湖 sekiko |
| 中文 | 潟湖 xìhú, 瀉湖 /泻湖 xièhú, 環礁湖 /环礁湖 huánjiāohú |
| हिन्दी | अनूप झील anūp jhīl, अनूप anūp |
| Português | laguna, lagoa, albufeira |
| Français | lagon, lagune, étang |
| Deutsch | Lagune |
| Italiano | laguna |
| Ελληνικά | λιμνοθάλασσα limnothálassa |
| Română | lagună |
| Русский | лагу́на lagúna |
| Tiếng Việt | phá |
| العربية | بُحَيْرة شاطِئَة, لَاجُون lājūn |
| עברית | לָגוּנָה laguna |
Talk about this word "lagoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lagoon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lagoon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lagoon "lagoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lagoon.Cite this
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title = {lagoon},
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year = {2026},
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