portmanteau

Letters that make portmanteau

a, o, e, n, p, m, r, t, u are letters that make 'portmanteau'

Words within portmanteau

OR, AN, MA, te, tea, NT, PO, ma, ante, AU, ant, Ea, mA, port, man, Man, Po, Au, Te, Tm are words within 'portmanteau'


2 possible definitions for 'portmanteau'

Portmanteau as "a large travelling bag made of stiff leather"

Under this definition, portmanteau is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

Gladstone, Gladstone bag have the same meaning as 'portmanteau'

portmanteau as a type

'portmanteau' can be a type of grip, traveling bag, travelling bag, suitcase, bag.


Portmanteau as "a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings"

Under this definition, portmanteau is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

blend, portmanteau word have the same meaning as 'portmanteau'

portmanteau as a type

'portmanteau' can be a type of neologism, neology, coinage.

Uses of portmanteau

motel, shopaholic, workaholic, dandle, brunch, smog, smogginess are useages of 'portmanteau'.

Example of portmanteau used within this context

"`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"



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