Sekirov Dictionary

portmanteau

UK /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/US /pɔɹtˈmæn.toʊ/

noun 5
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 5

noun5

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A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
- A Rover tooke him unprepared, / Search't his Port-mantua, bound him faster, / And sent him naked to his Master: […] — 1638
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A word formed by putting two words together and thereby their meaning.
- Well, ‘slithy’ means ‘lithe and slimy.’ ‘Lithe’ is the same as ‘active.’ You see it’s like a portmanteau⸺there are two meanings packed up into one word. — 1871
(Australia, old-fashioned) A schoolbag.
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A portmanteau film.
- His long-awaited portmanteau, which premiered in Cannes on Monday, is the most Anderson of all Anderson films. It's Anderson distilled, Anderson squared, Anderson to the nth degree. — 2021
(no longer used) A hook on which to hang clothing.

adjective[before a noun]1

Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.

verb1

To create a portmanteau word.

forms

portmanteau'd · portmanteaued · portmanteauing · portmanteaus · portmanteaux

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