"portmanteau" 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 (http://word.sc/blend), portmanteau word (http://word.sc/portmanteau word)] a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn: Gladstone (http://word.sc/Gladstone), Gladstone bag (http://word.sc/Gladstone bag)] [also: portmanteaux (http://word.sc/portmanteaux) (pl)] Source: http://www.word.sc/portmanteau

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