noun
katakana word; word written in katakana
Refers to a word that is typically written in katakana, often a loanword or a word with a foreign origin. The term itself is a linguistic label.
See also: カタカナ
「コンピューター」はカタカナ語です。
"Konpyūtā" is a katakana word.
日本語にはたくさんのカタカナ語があります。
There are many katakana words in Japanese.
カタカナ refers to the katakana script itself, while カタカナ語 specifically means a word written in katakana.
Compound of カタカナ (katakana) and 語 (go, 'word'). The term is a straightforward description of a word written in the katakana script.