'loanword' definitions:
Definition of 'loanword'
(from WordNet)
noun
A word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English [syn: loanword, loan]
Definition of 'loanword'
From: GCIDE
- loanword \loanword\ n. a word borrowed from another language; e.g. blitz is a German word borrowed into modern English.
- Syn: loan. [WordNet 1.5]