Hobson-Jobson
noun
Hob·son-Job·son
¦häbsən¦jäbsən
plural -s
: assimilation of the sounds of a word or words foreign to a language into the sounds of a word or words coined or already existent in the language (as Spanish cucaracha has become English cockroach or as English riding coat has become French redingote)
the law of Hobson-Jobson has played a great role in the evolution of surnames—R. F. Barton
compare folk etymology
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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