Franglais

See also: franglais

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɒŋɡleɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɹɑŋˈɡleɪ/, /ˌfɹɑːŋˈɡleɪ/
  • Hyphenation: fran‧glais

Proper noun

Franglais

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

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See also

  • Alemañol (“mixture of German and Spanish”)
  • Chinglish (“mixture of English and Chinese”)
  • Denglisch, Germish (“mixture of English and German”)
  • Dunglish (“mixture of English and Dutch in the Netherlands”)
  • Franglais (“mixture of English and French”)
  • Guarañol, Jopara , Yopara (“mixture of Guarani and Spanish”)
  • Hinglish (“mixture of English and Hindi”)
  • Llanito (“mixture of English and Spanish in Gibraltar”)
  • Portuñol (“mixture of Portuguese and Spanish”)
  • Spanglish (“mixture of English and Spanish”)

References

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