portmanteau word

Noun

Meaning

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

blend portmanteau compound hybrid ambiguity contamination pun equivocal equivocation neologism amphibology macaronic equivoque hybridism neoterism
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Antonyms

accuracy openness

Hypernyms

coinage neologism neology

Examples

`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

Close letter words and terms

portmanteau agreement portmanteau film portmanteau suitcase portmanteaux portmantle portmantologism