Dictionary.com

laguna

[ luh-goo-nuh ]
/ ləˈgu nə /

noun

a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
Compare lagoon.

Origin of laguna

<Spanish or Italian; see lagoon

Words nearby laguna

Lagting, La Guaira, La Guardia, La Guardia, Fiorello, Laguerre, laguna, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, lah, La Habra, La Hague

Definition for laguna (2 of 2)

Laguna
[ luh-goo-nuh ]
/ ləˈgu nə /

noun, plural La·gu·nas, (especially collectively) La·gu·na for 1.

a Pueblo Indian people of west-central New Mexico.
the Keresan dialect spoken by the Laguna.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for laguna