"pseudo-loan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pseudo-loans [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + loan Etymology templates: {{affix|en|pseudo-|loan}} pseudo- + loan Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudo-loan (plural pseudo-loans)
  1. A term which appears to be (and may be thought of by speakers as) a loanword from another language, even being formed from elements found in that language, but which does not exist as a word in that language with the same meaning. Synonyms: pseudo-borrowing, false loan, false borrowing, pseudoloan Hyponyms: pseudo-anglicism, pseudo-Latinism Related terms: allogenism
    Sense id: en-pseudo-loan-en-noun-5GYlsG7O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-

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