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Added 9 October 2026

loanword

/ˈloʊnˌwɝd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about loanword at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English.

Origin

A calque of German Lehnwort, equivalent to loan + word. Compare West Frisian lienwurd, Dutch leenwoord, Danish låneord, Swedish lånord, Icelandic lánsorð.

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