Gallicism

[ gal-uh-siz-uh m ]

/ ˈgæl əˌsɪz əm /

a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.

a feature that is characteristic of or peculiar to the French language.

a custom or trait considered to be characteristically French.

Origin of Gallicism

From the French word gallicisme, dating back to 1650–60. See Gallic, -ism

But this association proved so helpless that it could not even hinder the invasion of Gallicism in the eighteenth century.

The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy |Jacob Burckhardt
It is a Gallicism, but all the better, where one desires to be imperative, and yet vague.

Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. |Charles James Lever
If any elegant scholar will translate that Gallicism for me literally, I shall feel obliged to him.

Sword and Gown |George A. Lawrence
Boutefeu, a gallicism for incendiary: in Dryden's time it was a word of good reputation, but is now obsolete.

The Works of John Dryden. Now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 15. |John Dryden

Gallicism

/ (ˈɡælɪˌsɪzəm) /

a word or idiom borrowed from French