AnglicismPronunciation: /ˈaŋglɪsɪz(ə)m/Translate Anglicism | into Italian Definition of Anglicism noun 1a word or phrase that is peculiar to British English:this new autobiography is studded with Anglicisms like lorries, plimsolls, and doing a bunk [mass noun] the quality of being typically English or of favouring English things. 2a word or phrase borrowed from English into a foreign language:the French have as an irritating Anglicism: un toastOrigin: mid 17th century: from Latin Anglicus, from Angli (see Angle) + -ismAnglicism in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Anglicism in the US English dictionary
