Japanese

Noun

外来語 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 外來語, hiragana がいらいご, romaji gairaigo, historical hiragana ぐわいらいご)

1. a foreign loanword transliterated into Japanese, usually written in katakana

   「ググる」とは外来語 (がいらいご)だ。

   “Guguru” To wa gairaigo da.

   "To google" is a foreign loanword.

Usage notes

Although this technically refers to a loanword from anywhere, it usually refers to loanwords from the West.

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067