Loan Words Definition

A loan word is a word taken from a different language. 'Menu' is a loan from French, 'marmalade' is from Portuguese, etc.

It can also be written loan-word or loanword.

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Neologism; Euphemism; Portmanteau Word; Onomatopoeia; Jargon

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