PORTMANTEAU WORD


Meaning of PORTMANTEAU WORD in English

noun

a word that is invented by combining the beginning of one word and the end of another and keeping the meaning of each. For example motel is a portmanteau word that is a combination of motor and hotel .

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WORD ORIGIN

portmanteau coined, in this sense, by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass (1871).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.