What does "hungarianism" mean?

A word or idiom of the Hungarian language (that has been borrowed by another language).

What is a synonym for "hungarianism"?

Common synonyms include: hungarism, magyarism.

noun

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Noun

1
A word or idiom of the Hungarian language (that has been borrowed by another language). countable
"The lexical Hungarianisms of most of the Slavonic languages have been surveyed, and there is a number of articles and essays on the topic."
2
A custom or typical practice (e.g. in music) of the Hungarian people. countable, uncountable
"Although chiefly inspired by Brahms, Dohnányi did employ the Hungarianisms that characterised the works of Liszt, which can be seen in a work like the Second String Quartet."
3
Synonym of Hungarism, a Hungarian fascist movement. uncountable
"This was reflected in their ideology of Hungarianism, representing a mix of anti-Semitism, intense nationalism with an anti-capitalist, anti-Communist, and popular protest appeal, and the final goal was a racially pure Hungary."

"The lexical Hungarianisms of most of the Slavonic languages have been surveyed, and there is a number of articles and essays on the topic."

From Hungarian + -ism.

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