PORTMANTEAU as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
   Synonym(s)
   • Gladstone (what does Gladstone mean?)
   • Gladstone bag (what does Gladstone bag mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) portmanteau is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bag (what does bag mean?)
   • traveling bag (what does traveling bag mean?)
   • grip (what does grip mean?)
   • suitcase (what does suitcase mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
   Synonym(s)
   • blend (what does blend mean?)
   • portmanteau word (what does portmanteau word mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • `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
   Hypernyms(s) portmanteau is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • neologism (what does neologism mean?)
   • neology (what does neology mean?)
   • coinage (what does coinage mean?)