Spanish word

galicismo

Pronunciation

IPA/galiˈθismo/

Meaning

  • masculine noungallicism

Example

Este galicismo suena raro en otro idioma.

This gallicism sounds strange in another language.

Illustration for galicismo (gallicism)

More examples

En la conversación informal aparecen galicismos como boutique.

Gallicisms such as boutique appear in informal conversation.

Core concept

Word borrowed from French that retains a French form or adapts to local pronunciation.

Common phrases

  • uso coloquial de galicismos

    informal use of gallicisms

  • ejemplos de galicismos

    instances of gallicisms

Similar words

préstamo: Expression adopted from another language and integrated into local usage, often adapted.
extranjerismo: Foreign-language expression imported with little or no adaptation, kept in its original form.

Definition in Spanish

Término de origen francés que se incorpora a otro idioma, manteniendo a veces su forma original o sufriendo cambios fonéticos o semánticos.

Word origin

From French gallicisme, itself from Latin Gallia 'Gaul' plus the suffix -isme, with Spanish forming galicismo using the productive -ismo.

Usage tips

  • The noun is masculine in Spanish (el galicismo; plural galicismos) and commonly labels words from French found especially in cultural and technical vocabulary.

Other meanings

  • French loanwordnoun

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