portmanteau

Speech parts

1. portmanteau - Noun

2. portmanteau - Adjective

3. portmanteau - Verb

Meaning

A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gladstone blend portmanteau word Gladstone bag case satchel box pack bag grip boot KIT miniature blending luggage
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Antonyms

fork release division solution answer separation
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Hypernyms

bag grip coinage neologism neology travelling bag

Phrases with the word

small portmanteau suitcase portmanteau suitcase portmanteau agreement

Derivatives

portmanteaus portmanteaux

Examples

The word 'conservative' is used by the BBC as a portmanteau word of abuse for anyone whose views differ from the insufferable, smug, sanctimonious, naïve, guilt-ridden, wet, pink orthodoxy of that sunset home of the third-rate minds of that third-rate decade, the nineteen-sixties. Norman Tebbit

`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog' Source: Internet

`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel' Source: Internet

`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau Source: Internet

A Mobot competing in the annual Mobot challenge * Mobot – "Mobot,' a portmanteau for "mobile robot," is an annual competition at Carnegie Mellon that made its debut in 1994. Source: Internet

Another critique is aimed mainly at " algeny " (a portmanteau of alchemy and genetics), which Jeremy Rifkin defined as "the upgrading of existing organisms and the design of wholly new ones with the intent of 'perfecting' their performance". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Portmadoc portman portmanbro portmanteau agreement portmanteau film portmanteau suitcase