'portmanteau word' definitions:
Definition of 'portmanteau word'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau]
Definition of 'portmanteau word'
From: GCIDE
- portmanteau word \port*man"teau word`\, n. [See portmanteau.] A word formed by joining two others; -- as, smog is formed from smoke and fog. [Wordnet 1.6]
Synonyms of 'portmanteau word'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambiguity,
- amphibology,
- blend,
- contamination,
- counterword,
- double entendre,
- equivocal,
- equivocality,
- equivocation,
- equivoque,
- hybrid,
- hybrid word,
- hybridism,
- macaronic,
- macaronicism,
- polysemant,
- portmanteau,
- portmantologism,
- pun,
- squinting construction,
- telescope word,
- weasel word