Back Kombinasiewoord Afrikaans لفظ منحوت Arabic Mürəkkəb sözlər Azerbaijani Ger-malizenn Breton Portmanteau BS Mot creuat Catalan Blend Czech Cyfansoddair cywasgedig Welsh Portmanteau Danish Kofferwort German
A portmanteau word (/pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/ (
listen)) 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]
- ↑ "portmanteau word". Webster's New World College Dictionary. Cleveland: Wiley. 2010. ISBN 0-7645-7125-7.
- ↑ "Portmanteau word". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 August 2013.