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liger (lion crossbred with tiger)

smog (smoke and fog)

spork (spoon and fork)

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Can you Give me five examples of portmanteau?

flour\ flower i don't really know can you give me some examples


What is the word for putting two words together to make a new word?

A portmanteau blends two words (or parts of two words) into a new word. Some examples are... "Spork" combines spoon & fork "Usenet" combines user & network


What is the meaning of 'portmanteau'?

A portmanteau is a large suitcase. By extension, a portmanteau word is one that packs two meanings into one word: brunch (breakfast and lunch); smog (smoke and fog); slithy (slippery and lithe); slanguage (slang and language) Portmanteau words are also called "blend words" and "telescope words."


What is words like brunch called?

portmanteau...


What do you call words like smog?

They are what some people call portmanteau words, i.e. words made by combining parts of two or more other words. Smog = smoke and fog; brunch = breakfast and lunch, and so on. "Portmanteau word" is a term inspired by Lewis Carroll. When Humpty Dumpty is explaining "Jabberwocky" to Alice, he says that words like "slithy" are "like a portmanteau: there are two meanings packed up in one word."


Portmanteau words for squinched?

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What word is a portmanteau of the words Nestle and cafe?

Nescafe


What is the acronym for amtrak?

"Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "American" and "track".


What is a portmanteau of French and German?

A portmanteau of French and German is sometimes called "Franglais" or "Französisch." It refers to a combination of words, phrases, or elements from both languages.


How do you find portmanteau words?

It seems so obvious. No wish to be rude but I would think in fact totally believe if you put "portmanteau words" into Google you'll get heaps of opportunities. It seems so obvious. No wish to be rude but I would think in fact totally believe if you put "portmanteau words" into Google you'll get heaps of opportunities.


What does velcro stand for?

The word velcro is a portmanteau of the words "velours" and "crochet".


Is stroobly a portmanteau?

Yes, because it is made up of two words. Which two words I do not know