loan·word (l n wûrd )n. A word adopted from another language and completely or partially naturalized, as very and hors d'oeuvre, both from French. |
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| Noun | 1. | loanword - a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" Latinism - a word or phrase borrowed from Latin Gallicism - a word or phrase borrowed from French |
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