Definition of WANDERWORD

wanderword

Meanings

Plural: wanderwords

Noun

  • Synonym of Wanderwort (“a loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices”).

Origin / Etymology

From wander + word, a calque of German Wanderwort.

Synonyms

Wanderwort

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