I am looking for a linguistics term, more details re CALQUE.?

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If a calque is a loan translation, what do you call words that are borrowed in their original form, like karate?

2007-09-30 14:58:19 · 2 answers · asked by sitaropqn? 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

It's very similar. It's simply called a "loanword"

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/loanword

2007-10-01 06:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You will get nowhere if you plaid Scrabble

2007-09-30 15:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by Daystar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋