portmanteau
A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sectionsA large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
» In calculus, the term varifold is a portmanteau of "variational manifold."
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5 sensesA large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
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чемода́нčemodán, бау́лbaúl, дорожная су́мкаsúmka
a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
A word formed by putting two words together and thereby their meaning.
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
A portmanteau film.
(Australia, dated)A schoolbag.
(archaic)A hook on which to hang clothing.
Examples
4 sentencesIn calculus, the term varifold is a portmanteau of "variational manifold."
Slacktivism is a portmanteau formed out of the words slacker and activism.
ruSlacktivism — это контаминация, образованная словами slacker и activism. — Robertpaulson
deSlacktivism ist ein Kofferwort, das sich aus den Wörtern slacker und activism zusammensetzt. — MUIRIEL
French activists use the portmanteau "catholaïcité" for the fake secularism displayed by the French state.
My favorite Yiddish neologism is "faktazye" for science fiction, a portmanteau of the words for "fact" and "fantasy."
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French portemanteau (“coat stand”), from porte (“he carries”, third-person sinFrom Middle French portemanteau (“coat stand”), from porte (“he carries”, third-person singular present indicative of porter (“to carry”)) + manteau (“coat”), literally “[that which] carries coat”.
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Forms
plural: portmanteaus / portmanteaux| Singular | portmanteau |
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regular
Synonyms
13 synonyms- a large travelling bag made of stiff leather:GladstoneGladstone bag
- a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings:blendportmanteau word
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.