lingulaca
From LSJ
Καλὸν τὸ θνῄσκειν, οἷς ὕβριν τὸ ζῆν φέρει → Quis foeda vita restat, his pulchrum est mori → Wem das Leben Schmach bringt, dem ist Sterben schön
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lingŭlāca: ae lingula.
I Comm., a gossip, chatterbox: ea (uxor) lingulaca est nobis: numquam tacet, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 62: lingulacae obtrectatores, Varr. ap. Non. 26, 18; Gell. 1, 15.—
II Fem.
A A kind of fish, a sole, Varr. L. L. 5, § 77; Paul. ex Fest. p. 117 Müll.—
B A plant (perhaps Ranunculus lingua, Linn.), the marsh crowfoot, Plin. 25, 11, 84, § 133.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) lingŭlāca,¹⁵ æ, m. f. (lingula), bavard, bavarde : Pl. Cas. 388 ; Varro Men. 381 ; P. Fest. 117.
(2) lingŭlāca, æ, f., scolopendre [plante] : Plin. 25, 133
