portmanteau

/pɔ:t'mæntou/
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portmanteau

A student writes the portmanteau "brunch" on a classroom whiteboard.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A large suitcase, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts: A type of traveling bag, historically common, that is hinged and opens like a book.
    • A word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two other words: A linguistic blend where parts of two or more words are combined to create a new word with a combined meaning.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Suitcase):
    • He packed his clothes into a leather portmanteau for the long voyage.
    • The old portmanteau in the attic was covered in dust and travel stickers.
  • Noun (Word Blend):
    • 'Brunch' is a portmanteau of 'breakfast' and 'lunch'.
    • The term 'spork' is a clever portmanteau combining 'spoon' and 'fork'.
    • Many modern company names, like 'Microsoft' (microcomputer + software), are portmanteaus.
Advanced Usage
  • Portmanteau word: This is the full term used specifically in linguistics to describe the blended word itself.
    • 'Motel' is a classic example of a portmanteau word.
  • Portmanteau morph: A more technical linguistic term for a single morpheme (the smallest unit of meaning) that represents a blend of two distinct semantic components.
Variants and Related Words
  • Portmanteaus (plural, common for both meanings).
  • Portmanteaux (plural, traditional, especially for the suitcase meaning).
  • Blend (n): The most common synonym for the linguistic meaning of 'portmanteau'.
  • Frankenword (n, informal): A humorous, sometimes pejorative term for a long or awkward portmanteau.
Synonyms
  • For the suitcase: Traveling bag, suitcase, case, valise.
  • For the word blend: Blend, fusion, amalgam, compound word.
Related Phrases
  • To form a portmanteau: The act of creating such a word.
    • The author loved to form portmanteaus for the creatures in his fantasy world.
Related Idioms
  • A portmanteau of ideas: Used metaphorically to describe something that combines multiple concepts.
    • His theory was a portmanteau of ideas from philosophy and science.
portmanteau

A student writes the portmanteau "brunch" on a classroom whiteboard.

Noun
  1. a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  2. a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
    • `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'
    • `motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'
    • `brunch' is a well-known portmanteau

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