- ginsengenglish.com blog/portmanteau-wordsEnglish Portmanteau Words. Have you ever felt so hungry that it made you angry? We call that feeling hangry in English!
- evs-translations.com blog/portmanteau/A portmanteau is a word formed by combining two or more elements of other words. In linguistic terms, these words are known as blend words .
- dailywritingtips.com portmanteau-words/These are called “portmanteau” words. The word “portmanteau” originally meant a sort of large traveling bag.
- 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.
- collinsdictionary.com dictionary/english/…the heroine is a portmanteau figure of all the virtues. Also called: portmantle. Collins English Dictionary.
- 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.
- 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..
- literary-devices.com portmanteau/Examples of portmanteau: Brunch – This word is a combination of “breakfast” and “lunch,” and refers to a meal that is eaten in the late morning or early afternoon.
- reddit.com r/etymology/comments/nj8keb/…Humpty Dumpty explains to Alice that "Well, "slithy" means lithe and slimy ... You see it's like a portmanteau — there are two meanings packed up into one word".
- thoughtco.com portmanteau-word-1691644A portmanteau word is a word formed by the blending of two or more other words. It's more formally known as a blend.