Portmanteau word

A portmanteau word (/pɔːrtˈmænt/ (audio speaker iconlisten)) is made of other words, or parts of words. It comes from putting two (or more) other words together,[1] like motel, from motor and hotel.[2]

  1. "portmanteau word". Webster's New World College Dictionary. Cleveland: Wiley. 2010. ISBN 0-7645-7125-7.
  2. "Portmanteau word". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

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