Franglais
See also: franglais
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French franglais, blend of français (“French”) + anglais (“English”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈfɹɒŋɡleɪ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌfɹɑŋˈɡleɪ/
- Hyphenation: fran‧glais
Proper noun
Franglais
- (often derogatory) French terms or expressions recently borrowed from the English language.
- (often derogatory) The poor French spoken by anglophones.
Translations
French terms or expressions borrowed from English
poor French spoken by anglophones
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See also
References
- “franglais” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.