epizoisms
/ˌɛpɪˈzoʊɪzəmz/
noun
- Words or phrases that are borrowed from one language and used in another, often with a change in meaning or form.
- English has many epizoisms from French, like 'ballet' and 'café'.
- Linguists study epizoisms to understand how languages influence each other.
- The word 'sushi' is an epizoism from Japanese that is now common in English.