Spanish

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Etymology

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From xeno- +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /seˈnismo/ [seˈniz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: xe‧nis‧mo

Noun

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Examples

xenismo m (plural xenismos)

  1. (countable, linguistics) unadapted borrowing
    Hypernym: extranjerismo

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