loanword
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of loanword
1870–75; translation of German Lehnwort
Example Sentences
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Since the institute was founded in 1991, more than 17,000 so-called loanwords — nearly all from Chinese, Japanese or English — have been localized in this way.
From Los Angeles Times
During this period, more than 10,000 loanwords from French entered the English language, mostly in domains where the aristocracy held sway: the arts, military, medicine, law and religion.
From Scientific American
During World War I, “hamburger steak” became “Salisbury steak,” part of an effort to curb the use of German loanwords, according to H.L.
From New York Times
TO THE long list of President Trump’s dubious achievements, add the spread of “fake news” as a loanword to the non-English-speaking world.
From Washington Post
As for the rest of the vocabulary, about half comes from Italian, with English and French loanwords.
From The New Yorker
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