portmanteau word

/pɔrtˌmæntoʊ wərd/
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Other forms: portmanteau words

Definitions of portmanteau word
  1. noun
    a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
    synonyms: blend, portmanteau
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    type of:
    coinage, neologism, neology, neoterism
    a newly invented word or phrase
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