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Noun: portmanteau word  port'man-tow wurd
  1. A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
    "'motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining 'motor' and 'hotel'";
    - blend, portmanteau

Derived forms: portmanteau words

Type of: coinage, neologism, neology

Encyclopedia: Portmanteau word

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portico
porticoed
portière
portion
portion out
Portland
Portland cement
portliness
portly
portmanteau
portmanteau word
Porto
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Porto Novo
Porto Rico
Port-of-Spain
portolan
portolano
Porto-Novo
portrait
portrait camera