portmanteau word

Letters that make portmanteau word

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

Words within portmanteau word

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

1 possible definitions for 'portmanteau word'

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

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

Synonyms

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

portmanteau word as a type

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

Uses of portmanteau word

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

Example of portmanteau word 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"