portmanteau Meaning and Definition
1. n. a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
2. n. a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
A portmanteau (/pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/, /ˌpɔːrtmænˈtoʊ/; plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux /-ˈtoʊz/) or portmanteau word is a linguistic blend of words, in which parts of multiple words, or their phones (sounds), and their meanings are combined into a new word.
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