noun
- words adopted from another language and incorporated into a language
Usage: linguistics; plural form of loanword
Examples
- English contains many loanwords from French, such as ‘restaurant’ and ‘ballet’.
- Japanese has numerous loanwords from English in modern usage.
- The professor studied how loanwords enter and adapt to new languages.
- Spanish loanwords like ‘patio’ and ‘siesta’ are common in English.
- Linguists track the historical patterns of loanwords between cultures.
- Some loanwords retain their original pronunciation while others are adapted.
- The dictionary identifies which words are loanwords and their origins.