estrangeirismo

Portuguese

noun
Definitions
  • (derogatory) A loanword (borrowed from other language into Portuguese) that one considers wrong to use, because it is able to be substituted by a more traditionally correct Portuguese-sounding word.

Etymology

Affix from Portuguese estrangeiro (foreign).

Origin

Portuguese

estrangeiro

Gloss

foreign

Concept
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Ontological Category

Property

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