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がいらいご【外来語】

gairaigo

Definition

Noun

  1. Loanword; loan word; borrowed word; lexical borrowing

Etymology

Derived from がいらい【外来】 gairai "foreign; imported" and 【語】 go "word; language".

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Kanji外来語
Kanaがいらいご
Romanizationgairaigo

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, February 25). がいらいご【外来語】 : gairaigo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1737/gairaigo/.