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How to Say "loanword" in Spanish

The Spanish word forloanwordis préstamoC1 level.

English → SpanishC1
nounC1formal
linguistics
A colorful illustration showing a stylized object, representing a word or concept, jumping from one distinct, brightly colored speech bubble to another, symbolizing the adoption of a loanword.

Examples

La palabra 'champú' es un préstamo del hindi a través del inglés.

The word 'shampoo' is a loanword from Hindi via English.

El español tiene muchos préstamos del árabe debido a su historia.

Spanish has many borrowings from Arabic due to its history.

Linguistic Context

In this context, 'préstamo' refers to a word that one language takes and uses from another language, like Spanish taking 'Internet' from English.

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