Gallicism

/ˈgæləˌsɪzəm/
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Other forms: Gallicisms

Definitions of Gallicism
  1. noun
    a word or phrase borrowed from French
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    type of:
    loan, loanword
    a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
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