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单词 portmanteau word
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portmanteau word

noun
/pɔːtˈmæntəʊ wɜːd/
/pɔːrtˈmæntəʊ wɜːrd/
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  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.Topics Languagec2
    Word Originportmanteau coined, in this sense, by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass (1871).
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