Portmanteau — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

a large travelling bag made of stiff leather

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔːɹtmɐntˌoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔːtmantˌəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔːtmantˌəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɔːɹtmɐntˌoʊ/.

Examples

`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'
`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'
`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

portmanteau word Gladstone bag blend Gladstone

Parts of Speech

noun	a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings “`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'”
noun	a large travelling bag made of stiff leather

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Handkoffer

ein neues Wort, das durch die Verbindung zweier anderer und die Kombination ihrer Bedeutungen entsteht

🇫🇷French

portemanteau

un nouveau mot formé en joignant deux autres et en combinant leurs significations

🇪🇸Spanish

maleta

Nueva palabra formada uniendo otras dos y combinando sus significados.

🇮🇹Italian

baule

una nuova parola formata unendone altre due e combinandone i significati

🇳🇱Dutch

samentrekking

een nieuw woord gevormd door twee andere samen te voegen en hun betekenissen te combineren

🇵🇹Portuguese

maleta

uma nova palavra formada pela junção de outras duas e pela combinação de seus significados

🇷🇺Russian

чемодан

новое слово, образованное путем соединения двух других и объединения их значений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूटकेस

दो अन्य शब्दों को जोड़ने और उनके अर्थों को मिलाने से बना एक नया शब्द

🇮🇳Tamil

போர்ட்மேன்டோ

மற்ற இருவரை இணைத்து அவற்றின் அர்த்தங்களை இணைத்து உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு புதிய சொல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పోర్ట్మాంటౌ

మరో ఇద్దరిని చేర్చి వాటి అర్థాలను కలపడం ద్వారా ఏర్పడిన కొత్త పదం

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોર્ટમેન્ટો

બે અન્યને જોડીને અને તેમના અર્થોને જોડીને એક નવો શબ્દ રચાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೋರ್ಟ್ಮ್ಯಾನ್ಟೋ

ಇತರ ಇಬ್ಬರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಕೊಂಡು ಅವುಗಳ ಅರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಹೊಸ ಪದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോർട്ട്മാൻ്റോ

മറ്റ് രണ്ട് പേർ ചേർന്ന് അവയുടെ അർത്ഥങ്ങൾ സംയോജിപ്പിച്ച് രൂപംകൊണ്ട ഒരു പുതിയ വാക്ക്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混成词

通过连接另外两个词并组合它们的含义而形成的新词

🇯🇵Japanese

かばん語

他の 2 つの単語を結合し、その意味を組み合わせることによって形成される新しい単語

🇰🇷Korean

합성어

다른 두 단어를 결합하고 그 의미를 결합하여 형성된 새로운 단어

🇹🇭Thai

กระเป๋าหิ้ว

คำใหม่ที่เกิดจากการรวมคำอีกสองคำเข้าด้วยกันและรวมความหมายเข้าด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

koper

sebuah kata baru yang dibentuk dengan menggabungkan dua kata lain dan menggabungkan artinya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حقيبة سفر

كلمة جديدة تتكون من ضم كلمتين أخريين والجمع بين معانيهما

🇮🇷Persian

پورمانتو

کلمه جدیدی که از به هم پیوستن دو کلمه دیگر و ترکیب معانی آنها تشکیل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

portmanto

iki kelimenin bir araya getirilip anlamlarının birleştirilmesiyle oluşan yeni bir kelime

🇮🇱Hebrew

פורטמנטו

מילה חדשה שנוצרה על ידי צירוף שניים אחרים ושילוב משמעויותיהם

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The primary meaning of 'portmanteau' is 'a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings'.

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