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单词 portmanteau
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
port•man•teau /pɔrtˈmæntoʊ, ˌpɔrtmænˈtoʊ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -teaus, -teaux 
    /-toʊz, -toʊ; -ˈtoʊz, -ˈtoʊ/USA pronunciation  adj. 

n. [countable]
  1. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling.

adj. 
  1. combining or blending several items, features, or qualities:a portmanteau show;
    a portmanteau word like brunch, formed from the words breakfast and lunch.
See -port-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
port•man•teau  (pôrt mantō, pōrt-; pôrt′man tō, pōrt′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -teaus, -teaux (-tōz, -tō, -tōz, -tō).USA pronunciation [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. British Termsa case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, esp. a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
  • French portemanteau literally, (it) carries (the) cloak; see port5, mantle
  • 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
portmanteau /pɔːtˈmæntəʊ/ n ( pl -teaus, -teaux / -təʊz/)
  1. (formerly) a large travelling case made of stiff leather, esp one hinged at the back so as to open out into two compartments
  2. (modifier) embodying several uses or qualities: the heroine is a portmanteau figure of all the virtues
Etymology: 16th Century: from French: cloak carrier, from porter to carry + manteau cloak, mantle
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