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Definition of loanword noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

loanword

noun
 
/ˈləʊnwɜːd/
 
/ˈləʊnwɜːrd/
(linguistics)
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  1. a word from another language used in its original form
    • ‘Latte’ is a loanword from Italian.
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