What does calque mean?
A word or phrase borrowed from another language and incorporated into the borrower language in its original form or with only superficial changes, often retaining its original grammatical structure.
Example
"The term 'smorgasbord' is a calque of the Swedish phrase 'smörgåsbord'."
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