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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Franglais en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌfɹɑŋˈɡleɪ/ (US)
  • /ˈfɹɒŋɡleɪ/ (UK)
  • /ˌfɹɑːŋˈɡleɪ/ (US)

Etymology

From French franglais, blend of français (“French”) + anglais (“English”).

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, often) French terms or expressions recently borrowed from the English language.
  2. (derogatory, often) The poor French spoken by anglophones.
  3. Colloquial speech that is a mix of English and French terms, conjugation, and grammar.

Forms

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Deriveds

Camfranglais

Relateds

Globish · Newspeak

Synonyms

Frenglish

Translations (4)

pt franglais (French terms or expressions borrowed from English) · fr franglais (poor French spoken by anglophones) · pt franglês (French terms or expressions borrowed from English) · fr franglais (French terms or expressions borrowed from English)