LOANWORD

loanword, loan

(noun) a word borrowed from another language; e.g. ‘blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

loanword (plural loanwords)

A word directly taken into one language from another one with little or no translation.

Synonyms

• borrowing

• foreign word (informal)

• gainword

Source: Wiktionary



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UNDERLAY

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