pseudo-anglicism

/ˌsu.doʊ̯ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪz(ə)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but does not exist in English itself.

noun

Alternative form of pseudo-anglicism.

"But does it matter if these so-called English words don’t exist in English at all? Baer doesn’t believe so. “I don’t think most people actually realise which are pseudo-anglicisms and which are real anglicisms,” he says."

From pseudo- + Anglicism.

pseudo-anglicisms (plural)

pseudo-English pseudo-Latinism

pseudo-English pseudo-Latinism Anglicism Englishism

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How do you pronounce pseudo-anglicism?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsu.doʊ̯ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪz(ə)m/.

What does pseudo-anglicism mean?

A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but does not exist in English itself.

Where does pseudo-anglicism come from?

From pseudo- + Anglicism.

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