| loan blend |
| Definition: A word that was coined by combining a foreign word with a native word. |
| Example: The German word grüngrocer was coined by combining the German grün, green, with the English grocer, seller of foodstuffs. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation is from 1950: "*Loanblends show morphemic substitution as well as importation." [I'll bet they do.] (Language XXVI. 215) |