a word of one language taken into another and naturalized (Ex.: kindergarten < Ger; chauffeur < Fr)
Origin of loanword
influenced, influence by German lehnwortloanword
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loanword
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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Noun
(plural loanwords)
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