calque
Pronunciation:
/kælk/noun
Definitions
A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
Example: The word "watershed" is a calque of the German "Wasserscheide".
Synonyms:calquingloan translation
verb
Definitions
To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.