portmanteau
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
portmanteau (plural portmanteaus)
- A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
- (Australia, dated) A schoolbag.
- (archaic) A hook on which to hang clothing.
- French: portemanteau, valise, malle
- German: Koffer
- Portuguese: maleta, valise
- Russian: чемода́н
- Spanish: maleta, valija
portmanteau (not comparable)
- (attributive, linguistics) Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.
portmanteau (plural portmanteaus)
- (linguistics) A portmanteau word.
- Synonyms: blend, frankenword, portmanteau word
- Synonyms: portmanteau morpheme
portmanteau (portmanteaus, present participle portmanteauing; past and past participle portmanteaued)
- To make a portmanteau word.
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