portmanteau

[US]/pɔːt'mæntəʊ/
[UK]/ˌpot'mænto/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.Traveling suitcase;Blend word.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a portmanteau movie composed of excerpts from his most famous films.

It was in this room that he kept disused portmanteaus, battered japanned cases, and other lumber;and it was in this room that George Talboys had left his luggage.

brunch is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch

smog is a portmanteau of smoke and fog

motel is a portmanteau of motor and hotel

infomercial is a portmanteau of information and commercial

edutainment is a portmanteau of education and entertainment

workaholic is a portmanteau of work and alcoholic

spork is a portmanteau of spoon and fork

smaze is a portmanteau of smoke and haze

glamping is a portmanteau of glamorous and camping

mockumentary is a portmanteau of mock and documentary

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