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What two words make up portmanteau?
The term "portmanteau" is a portmanteau itself, derived from the French words "porter" (to carry) and "manteau" (coat). It originally referred to a suitcase with two compartments, symbolizing the blending of two meanings into one word. In linguistics, it describes a word formed by combining parts of two different words, such as "brunch" (breakfast + lunch).
Is webcam a portmanteau?
No, "webcam" is not a portmanteau. A portmanteau is a linguistic blend of words where parts of multiple words are combined to create a new word with a single meaning. "Webcam" is a compound word, which is formed by combining two complete words, "web" and "camera," to create a new word with a combined meaning related to a camera connected to the internet for video communication.
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."
How did the word sitcom get it name?
The word sitcom is a portmanteau (a new word from parts of two existing words) of situation comedy.
What are blend words?
Blend words are created by combining parts of two words to form a new word with a combined meaning. For example, "brunch" combines "breakfast" and "lunch." Blend words are also known as portmanteau words.
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."
What is a modified form of a word that occurs only in combination that may be used with another of its kind?
A portmanteau word is a blend of two (or more) words where parts of the words are combined to create a new word. It occurs in combination and may be used with other similar portmanteau words. An example is "brunch," which combines "breakfast" and "lunch."
What is words like brunch called?
portmanteau...
Is hunormus a word?
No, but it seems that someone's invented it now. Like "ginormous," this seems to be a portmanteau, a new word created by combining parts of old words.
Portmanteau words for squinched?
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What word is a portmanteau of the words Nestle and cafe?
Nescafe
What part of speech is the suffix cal?
Suffixes are parts of words, therefore they are not parts of speech. Parts of speech are full words like LOGICAL - CAL is a part of that word that is an adjective.
