- In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed, usually intentionally...
- For instance, a "dramedy" (a work that is both dramatic and funny) is a portmanteau word combining "drama" and "comedy."
- A portmanteau is a word which has been made up of two existing words in order to create a new sound.
- Four Rules for Portmanteau Words Creation. Creating a new portmanteau word can feel like linguistic alchemy, but there’s actually a method to the magic.
- Portmanteau word. Redirect to: Blend word.
- "Smirting is a portmanteau word, formed by packing parts of two words together to create another, combining the sense of each."
- Don’t know what a portmanteau is? If you have heard of the words brunch, blog and pixel, then yes, you know portmanteaus (just not what they are).
- Template:Otherusesof Template:Multiple issues. A portmanteau (pronounced /pɔrtˈmæntoʊ/ (File:Speaker Icon.svg listen), plural: portmanteaus or portmanteaux)...
- E.g. could not = couldn’t, do not = don’t. In case of portmanteau words, two different words are related to form a new word with a new concept.