Gallicism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gallicism \Gal"li*cism\, n. [F. gallicisme.]
     A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom;
     also, in general, a French mode or custom.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Gallicism
       n : a word or phrase borrowed from French