semi-calque

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semi-calque

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From semi- + calque.

noun semi-calques

Synonym of partial calque. Bolton (2003:139) suggests that chopsticks might not be a semi-calque from Chinese Pidgin English but instead a wholly native English word.
Similar: partial calque

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@misc{semi_calque_2026,
  title = {semi-calque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/semi-calque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}