borrowed words
Adopted foreign vocabulary
Borrowed words are terms adopted from one language into another, often retaining traces of their origin: *kindergarten* from German, *sushi* from Japanese, *café* from French.
English is particularly rich in borrowings, having absorbed vocabulary from Latin, French, Norse, and dozens of other languages over centuries.
Also called loanwords.
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- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
- false friendDeceptive apparent ally
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