Portmanteau : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Portmanteau	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Portmanteau
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
portmanteau n a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`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" Synonym(s): blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau a large travelling bag made of stiff leather Synonym(s): portmanteau, Gladstone, Gladstone bag
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Portmanteau \Port*man"teau\, n.; pl. {Portmanteaus}. [F. porte-manteau; porter to carry + manteau a cloak, mantle. See {Port} to carry, and {Mantle}.] A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys. --Thackeray.