extranjerismo

Spanish

Etymology

From extranjero + -ismo.

Noun

extranjerismo m (plural extranjerismos)

  1. (countable) loanword, foreign word, borrowing
    Synonym: préstamo
    Hyponym: xenismo
  2. (uncountable) foreignism (fondness for foreign cultures)

Derived terms

  • extranjerismo crudo (i.e. unadapted loan term, which shall properly be typed in italics)

Further reading

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