- Portmanteau definition: a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves..
- 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.
- A portmanteau word is a blend of two or more words, or parts of words, that expresses the combined meaning of those words.
- Portmanteau words, also called blended words or simply portmanteaux, are words that are formed by splicing or merging two other words together.
- The etymology of portmanteau comes from porter, the French word meaning “to carry,” and manteau, the Old French word for “cloak.”
- 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.
- A portmanteau (or portmanteau word)[1] is created when two words or names are combined (or "smooshed") to form a new word.
- A portmanteau is a word that is formed by combining two or more words, often with different meanings, to create a new word.
- explains to a confused Alice how two words can be packed. together, like compartments in a portmanteau suitcase: Well, “slithy” means “lithe and slimy”.
- Portmanteau - Portmanteau. Gezintiye atla Aramaya atla. Sesleri karıştıran ve diğer iki diğerinin anlamlarını birleştiren sözcük.