portmanteau

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
2. (Australia, dated) A schoolbag.
3. (archaic) A hook on which to hang clothing.

Adj

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

Verb

To create a portmanteau word.

Sinonieme

suitcase

trunk

Gladstone bag

Gladstone

portmanteau word

blend

valise

grip

luggage

🧳

traveling bag

wicker trunk

combination of two words

amalgam

pollution

bag

baggage

chest

clothespeg

contamination

peter

satchel

travelling bag

Vertalings

mot-valise

koffer

valise

valies

maleta

valise

maleta

valija

portemanteau

baule armadio

malle

Koffer

parola macedonia

Reisekorb

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French portemanteau (“coat stand”), from porte (“carries”, third-person singular present indicative of porter (“to carry”)) + manteau (“coat”), literally “[that which] carries coat”.

Sinne

A falloon, a portmanteau of " float " and " balloon ", is a float-based balloon .