phrasebook
adjEtymology From phrase + book.
1
Uncommon Of or pertaining to a phrasebook.
phrasebook
noun/ˈfɹeɪzbʊk/
Etymology From phrase + book.
1
A book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
2
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 gone1996, Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray, “Alone”, in Blue Is the Colour, performed by The Beautiful South: