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portmanteau

 
Dictionary: port·man·teau   (pôrt-măn'tō, pōrt-, pôrt'măn-tō', pōrt'-) pronunciation
 
n., pl. -teaus or -teaux (-tōz, -tōz').

A large leather suitcase that opens into two hinged compartments.

[French portemanteau : porte-, from porter, to carry (from Old French; see port5) + manteau, cloak (from Old French mantel, from Latin mantellum).]


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Obscure Words: portmanteau
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WordNet: portmanteau
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a word formed by joining two others (e.g., `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog')
  Synonyms: blend, portmanteau word

Meaning #2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  Synonyms: Gladstone, Gladstone bag


 
Wikipedia: Portmanteau (disambiguation)
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Portmanteau may refer to:

See also

  • Portamento, in music, a continuous change in pitch (unrelated)

 
Translations: Portmanteau
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kuffert, vadsæk

Nederlands (Dutch)
kapstok, (dubbele) reistas voor kleren

Français (French)
n. - malle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reisekoffer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταξιδιωτικό όρθιο μπαούλο

Italiano (Italian)
baule

Português (Portuguese)
n. - maleta (f)

Русский (Russian)
саквояж, слово-гибрид

Español (Spanish)
n. - maleta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stor kappsäck

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
旅行皮箱, 混成词

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 旅行皮箱, 混成詞

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (양쪽으로 열리게 된) 대형여행용 가방

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 旅行かばん

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العيبه : حقيبه السفر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזוודה, תיק לבגדים‬


 
 
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