phrasebook
/ˈfɹeɪzbʊk/
Etymology
From phrase + book.
phrasebook means of or pertaining to a phrasebook. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
adj
- Of or pertaining to a phrasebook.
- Of one's fluency of a language, limited or deficient.
noun
- A book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
- A usually pocket-sized book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries.“He knows, ‘Hello’ in eighteen languages / ‘I love you’ in only one / By the time he's got his phrasebook / The chance is usually gone”