pseudo-loans

A form of pseudo-loan — A term which appears to be (and may be thought of by speakers as) a loanword from another language, even being formed from elements found in that language, but which does not exist as a word in that language with the same meaning.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pseudo-loan
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APA

pseudo-loans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-loans

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“pseudo-loans.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-loans. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudo-loans,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-loans.

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