loanword

(-wʉrd′)

noun

a word of one language taken into another and naturalized (Ex.: kindergarten < Ger, chauffeur < Fr)

Origin: infl. by Ger lehnwort

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noun

A word adopted from another language and completely or partially naturalized, as very and hors d'oeuvre, both from French.

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