portmanteau word
noun /pɔːtˈmæntəʊ wɜːd/
/pɔːrtˈmæntəʊ wɜːrd/
- 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 Languagec2Word Originportmanteau coined, in this sense, by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass (1871).