- dictionary.com browse/portmanteauPortmanteau definition: a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves..
- 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.
- languagehumanities.org what-are-portmanteau-…Portmanteau words, also called blended words or simply portmanteaux, are words that are formed by splicing or merging two other words together.
- wyzant.com resources/lessons/english/etymology/…The etymology of portmanteau comes from porter, the French word meaning “to carry,” and manteau, the Old French word for “cloak.”
- interestingliterature.com 2020/04/what-is-a-…A one-sentence definition is easy enough: a portmanteau word is, in summary, a word that has been formed by blending two existing words together.
- definder.net Portmanteau/Portmanteau - what is it? Causing a word to become shorter by joining the ends at a common letter. Can be done more than once in long words, or phrases.
- eslbuzz.com portmanteau-words/A portmanteau is a word that is formed by combining two or more words, often with different meanings, to create a new word.
- fanlore.org wiki/PortmanteauA portmanteau (or portmanteau word)[1] is created when two words or names are combined (or "smooshed") to form a new word.
- port-manteau.com portmanteau-definedexplains to a confused Alice how two words can be packed. together, like compartments in a portmanteau suitcase: Well, “slithy” means “lithe and slimy”.
- tr2tr.wiki wiki/PortmanteauPortmanteau - Portmanteau. Gezintiye atla Aramaya atla. Sesleri karıştıran ve diğer iki diğerinin anlamlarını birleştiren sözcük.