Franglais

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Fran·glais

F0297300 (fräN-glā′)n. French characterized by numerous borrowings from English.
[Blend of French français, French (from Old French franceis, from France, France) and anglais, English (from Old French englois, from Old English Angel, from Latin Anglī, the Angles; see Angle).]

Franglais

(French frɑ̃ɡlɛ) ninformal French containing a high proportion of words of English origin[C20: from French français French + anglais English]

Fran•glais

(frɑŋˈgleɪ, -ˈglɛ)

n. (sometimes l.c.) French spoken or written with what is judged to be an excessive or indiscriminate admixture of English words. [1960–65; b. French français French and anglais English]

Franglais

French characterized by an interlarding of English loan words.See also: Language
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