EGAVE

foreignism

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A tendency to favor what is foreign.
  2. noun A trait, custom, phrase, or characteristic typical of a foreign country or language.

Similar words

foreign frenchism foreign affairs fremd folk-way folk way folk-lore folklorism folkway fennicism

Often followed by

and in of was which as is

Word family

foreignisms

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