English

Etymology
Coined by w:Lewis_Carroll|Lewis Carroll based on the concept of two words packed together, like a portmanteau (a travelling case having two halves joined by a hinge).

Noun
portmanteau word (plural portmanteau words)

1. linguistics A word formed which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words) by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel; for example, smog, formed from smoke and fog.

Synonyms
blend, frankenword, portmanteau, amalgamation

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|���ة ��ح�تة �� ���ت�� f
Dutch: mengwoord n
French: mot-valise m
German: Kofferwort n
Hungarian: vegyülékszó
mid
Ido: vort-ifar
Japanese: 混�� (konseigo), ���� (kabango)
Portuguese: palavra entrecruzada f, amálgama f
Spanish: palabra valija f
Swedish: teleskopord n
Vietnamese: từ kết hợp <!-- This literal translation back into English belongs on the Vietnamese page (literally: "combined word") -->

See also
:Category:Portmanteaus|Category:Portmanteaus
w:Portmanteau|Wikipedia article on portmanteau words
w:List of portmanteaus|Wikipedia list of common portmanteaus

fr:portmanteau word
simple:portmanteau word
tr:portmanteau word

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