• A portmanteau word is a new word formed by combining two words, particularly the beginning of one word and the ending of the second word.
  • A portmanteau is an old-fashioned suitcase with a hinge in the middle that can hold equal amounts of luggage in its two storage compartments.
  • Portmanteau, birden fazla kelimenin ve anlamlarının yeni bir kelime oluşturmak için bir araya getirildiği kelimelerin dilsel karışımını ifade eder.
  • 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.
  • Portmanteau definition: a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves..
  • 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.
  • Portmanteau kelimesi anlamı 10 defa okunmuştur. [402569] Portmanteau kelime anlamı, Portmanteau nedir, Portmanteau ne demek, Portmanteau sözlük anlamı.
  • explains to a confused Alice how two words can be packed. together, like compartments in a portmanteau suitcase: Well, “slithy” means “lithe and slimy”.
  • A portmanteau word is a blend of two or more words, or parts of words, that expresses the combined meaning of those words.
  • "Smirting is a portmanteau word, formed by packing parts of two words together to create another, combining the sense of each."