Defenition of the word portmanteau

• Defenition of the word portmanteau

  • A blend of two meanings packed up into one word.
  • a word formed by joining two others (e.g., `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog')
  • a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  • a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog'' is a blend of `smoke'' and `fog''"; "`motel'' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'' and `hotel''"; "`brunch'' is a well-known portmanteau"
  • a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

Synonyms for the word portmanteau

• • blend
  • Gladstone
  • Gladstone bag
  • portmanteau word

Hypernyms for the word portmanteau

• • bag
  • coinage
  • grip
  • neologism
  • neology
  • suitcase
  • traveling bag
  • travelling bag
  • word

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