lego
/ˈlɛɡoʊ/
lego is the alternative letter-case form of Lego.
Noun (1) capitalized: LEGO
LEGO (countable and uncountable, plural LEGOs)
- Alternative letter-case form of Lego.
Noun (2) capitalized: Lego
Lego (usually uncountable, plural (US, sometimes proscribed) Legos)
- Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.
Forms of lego
| plural | legos |
|---|---|
| plural | LEGOs |
| plural US proscribed sometimes | Legos |
| alternative form | LEGO |
| alternative form | lego |
Origin of lego
Name of a company founded in 1934, shortened from Danish leg godt (literally “play well”). Coincidentally, the word also means “I put together” in Latin (see legō).
Words formed from lego
- Lego brick
Questions about lego
- What does lego mean?
- Lego means any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.
- What is lego the alternative letter-case form of?
- Lego is the alternative letter-case form of Lego.
- What part of speech is lego?
- Lego is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lego?
- Lego is pronounced /ˈlɛɡoʊ/.
- What is the plural of lego?
- The plural of lego is legos.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lego (page history and authors); LEGO (page history and authors); Lego (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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