Gallicism

American  

[gal-uh-siz-uhm] / ˈgæl əˌsɪz əm /

Or gallicism

noun

1. a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.

2. a feature that is characteristic of or peculiar to the French language.

3. a custom or trait considered to be characteristically French.

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Gallicism British  

/ ˈɡælɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

1. a word or idiom borrowed from French

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Etymology

Origin of Gallicism

First recorded in 1650–60; from French gallicisme; Gallic, -ism

Example Sentences

Netflix querelle — yes, I’m going to pepper this with Gallicisms, just try to stop me! — has served as a piquant microcosm of the larger tensions within the global film industry.

From New York Times

Gallicisms were so fashionable that a stage-hack allowed himself all license in that direction.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of his utterances had a sort of French ring and countless Gallicisms could be discovered in his letters.

From Project Gutenberg

She talked better French than she, so her diction teacher said; and ever so much more distinguished English—she never made those slips into Americanisms or Gallicisms that Marise did.

From Project Gutenberg

This was written before the Restoration of Charles the Second, when we were to be overrun by Gallicisms.

From Project Gutenberg