portmanteau

port·man·teau

P0459000 (pôrt-măn′tō, pôrt′măn-tō′)n. pl. port·man·teaus or port·man·teaux (-tōz, -tōz′) 1. A large leather suitcase that opens into two hinged compartments.2. a. A word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words, as chortle, from chuckle and snort. Also called portmanteau word.b. A word or part of a word that is analyzable as consisting of more than one morpheme without a clear boundary between them, as French du "of the" from de "of" and le "the." Also called portmanteau morph.adj. General or generalized: a portmanteau description; portmanteau terms.

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[French portemanteau : porte-, from porter, to carry (from Old French; see port⁵) + manteau, cloak (from Old French mantel, from Latin mantellum). N., senses 2a and b, in reference to Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, in which Humpty Dumpty explains slithy and other made-up words in the poem "Jabberwocky" to Alice as follows: "Slithy" means "lithe and slimy" ... You see it's like a portmanteau—there are two meanings packed up into one word.]

portmanteau

(pɔːtˈmæntəʊ) n, pl -teaus or -teaux (-təʊz) 1. (formerly) a large travelling case made of stiff leather, esp one hinged at the back so as to open out into two compartments2. (modifier) embodying several uses or qualities: the heroine is a portmanteau figure of all the virtues. Also called: portmantle [C16: from French: cloak carrier, from porter to carry + manteau cloak, mantle]

port•man•teau

(pɔrtˈmæn toʊ, poʊrt-; ˌpɔrt mænˈtoʊ, ˌpoʊrt-)

n., pl. -teaus, -teaux (-toʊz, -toʊ; -ˈtoʊz, -ˈtoʊ)
adj. n. 1. Chiefly Brit. a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, esp. a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves. adj. 2. combining or blending several items, features, or qualities: a portmanteau show. [1575–85; < French portemanteau literally, (it) carries (the) cloak; see port⁵, mantle]

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Noun	1.	portmanteau - 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"portmanteau word, blendmotel - a motor hotelneologism, neology, coinage - a newly invented word or phrasebrunch - combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morningshopaholic - a compulsive shopper; "shopaholics can never resist a bargain"workaholic - person with a compulsive need to worksmog, smogginess - air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fogdandle - move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
	2.	portmanteau - a large travelling bag made of stiff leatherGladstone bag, Gladstonesuitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, bag - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"

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