8 example sentences using loanword.
Loanword used in a sentence
Loanword in a sentence as a noun
Did hindi take "guess" as a loanword or is that just a massive coincidence
Why don't you use a German loanword and call it a Festplattenlaufwerk in English?
Like many loanwords, the pronunciation got corrupted a bit.
While you're correct, it is historically a loanword from Portuguese, not from Spanish.
Korean has felt more rewarding in this regard-- I enjoy sounding out the words and delight in the occasional loanword.
"After edit: the saying cherished by linguists in English is "'loanword' is a calque, and 'calque' is a loanword," which I find helpful for remembering which word is which.
Doge is indeed originally an Italian word, but it's also a loanword in English [1], this being of course the entire basis on which rests my argument above.
Proper Noun Examples for Loanword
Loanword is a calque of the German lehnwort, and calque is a French loanword.
Loanword definitions
a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
See also: loan