LEARNit Dictionary
portmanteau word
noun
/pɔːtˈmæntəʊ wɜːd/
UK
/pɔːrtˈmæntəʊ wɜːrd/
US
1
a word that is invented by combining the beginning of one word and the end of another and keeping the meaning of each. For example
motel
is a portmanteau word that is a combination of
motor
and
hotel
.
کلمه چمدانی, واژه تلفیقی, کلمه تلفیقی