- relatedwords.io portmanteauBelow is a massive list of portmanteau words - that is, words related to portmanteau. The top 4 are: neologism, blend, pun and portmanteau word.
- poemanalysis.com literary-device/portmanteau/A portmanteau is a newly created word that results from combining two other words together. It should refer to a single concept, event, job, idea, event, etc.
- en.wiktionary.org wiki/portmanteau_wordA note by the owner of the volume explains the word as a combination of tomahawk and axe: "It is a portmanteau word, which must have been as clear to the...
- englishtrackers.com english-blog/portmanteau-…A portmanteau word is made of two words combined together – the term itself originates from the French word portemanteau, combining porter (to carry) and...
- worddisk.com wiki/Portmanteau/Coordinate blends (also called associative or portmanteau blends) combine two words having equal status, and have two heads.
- britannica.com topic/portmanteau-wordA portmanteau word is a blend of two or more words, or parts of words, that expresses the combined meaning of those words.
- linguism.co.uk language/portmanteau-wordsAccording to the OED's examples, Lewis Carroll may have invented the use of 'portmanteau' to mean a word made up of the elements of two or more...
- prosperoenglish.com posts/vocabulary/portmanteau-…Today we’ll be talking about some portmanteau words. These are words that blend the sounds and combine the meanings of two other words.
- enchantedlearning.com grammar/compoundwords/…A portmanteau word is a type of compound word in which some sounds (phonemes) are blended rather than combined whole.
- vk.com wall-214555902_464Interestingly, the word portmanteau itself is also a blend of two different words: porter (to carry) and manteau (a cloak). Here are some interesting examples