loanshift
Plural: loanshifts
Noun
- The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language.
- A word whose meaning has changed in this way.
Verb
- To change a word in this way.
Origin / Etymology
From loan + shift.
Scrabble Score: 15
loanshift: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordloanshift: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
loanshift: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 0
loanshift is not valid in Words With Friends