Source Word
pseudo-anglicism
Noun
A
word
in
a
language
other
than
English
that
has
an
English
appearance
but
is
not
current
in
English
itself.
This
may
be,
for
example,
because
the
word
was
borrowed
from
a
neologism
that
never
entered
English
common
use,
or
because
it
was
independently
derived
from
an
English
word,
or
because
it
was
deliberately
coined
to
resemble
English.
Japanese Meaning
英語と似た形を持つが、実際の英語では一般に使われず、他の言語で使用される単語。具体的には、借用された新語が英語の日常使用に入らなかった場合や、英単語から独自に派生した場合、または英語風に造語された場合などを指す。
Sense(1)
A
word
in
a
language
other
than
English
that
has
an
English
appearance
but
is
not
current
in
English
itself.
This
may
be,
for
example,
because
the
word
was
borrowed
from
a
neologism
that
never
entered
English
common
use,
or
because
it
was
independently
derived
from
an
English
word,
or
because
it
was
deliberately
coined
to
resemble
English.
( plural )