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

• kiss of peace
• kiss-and-tell
• kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
• kiss-off
• kissable
• kisser
• Kissimmee
• Kissimmee River
• kissing
• kissing bug
• kissing cousin
• kissing disease
• kissing gate
• kissing kin
• Kissinger
• kist
• Kisumu
• Kiswahili
• kit
• kit and boodle
• kit and caboodle
• Kit Carson
• kit fox
• kit out
• kit up