1. A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
   "'motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining 'motor' and 'hotel'"; "'brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
   - blend, portmanteau word 
2. A large travelling bag made of stiff leather
   - Gladstone, Gladstone bag

Derived forms: portmanteaux, portmanteaus

Type of: bag, coinage, grip, neologism, neology, suitcase, traveling bag [US], travelling bag

Encyclopedia: Portmanteau

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• Semite
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• Semitic
• Semitic deity
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• semiweekly
• Semnopithecus entellus
• semolina