French word

anglicisme

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃glisizm/

Meaning

  • masculine nounEnglish loanword

Example

Ce mot est un anglicisme.

This word is an English loanword.

Illustration for anglicisme (English loanword)

More examples

Elle préfère éviter un anglicisme dans les documents officiels.

She prefers to steer clear of an Anglicism in official documents.

Core concept

An English word, phrase, or calque settling into French vocabulary.

Common phrases

  • employer un anglicisme

    employ an Anglicism

  • éviter un anglicisme

    steer clear of an Anglicism

Similar words

emprunt: A borrowed word that has entered French from another language.
locution anglaise: An English phrase used in its original wording.

Definition in French

Terme désignant un emprunt de l'anglais — mot, locution ou calque — qui a pénétré l'usage français.

Word origin

The French noun anglicisme combines anglais with the suffix -isme, which forms nouns for tendencies, systems, or related phenomena.

Usage tips

  • Anglicisme is masculine, so standard usage is un anglicisme and les anglicismes.

Other meanings

  • anglicismnoun

Opposites

  • francisationfrancizationnoun

Related words

  • angliciseranglicizeverb
  • anglicisationanglicizationnoun

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