noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of borrow (I)
1.
a. : the act of one that borrows
b. : something borrowed ; especially : a word or phrase adopted from one language into another
English is full of foreign-language borrowings
2.
a. : adoption (as of a custom) from a neighboring people
extensive Indian borrowing of material culture — E.H.Spicer
b. : something (as a custom) adopted from a neighboring people
cultural borrowings from Italy — R.W.Murray