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portmanteau noun /pɔːtˈmæntəʊ/ /pɔːrtˈmæntəʊ/ (plural portmanteaus, portmanteaux /pɔːtˈmæntəʊz/ /pɔːrtˈmæntəʊz/ ) jump to other results - a large, heavy bag that opens into two parts
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French portemanteau, from porter ‘carry’ + manteau ‘mantle’.
portmanteau adjective /pɔːtˈmæntəʊ/ /pɔːrtˈmæntəʊ/ [only before noun] jump to other results - consisting of a number of different items that are combined into a single thing
- a portmanteau course
- ‘Depression’ is a portmanteau condition.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPortmanteau is used with these nouns: See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French portemanteau, from porter ‘carry’ + manteau ‘mantle’.
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