Definitions for portmanteau

portmanteau port·man·teau

Spelling: [pawrt-man-toh, pohrt-; pawrt-man-toh, pohrt-]
IPA: /pɔrtˈmæn toʊ, poʊrt-; ˌpɔrt mænˈtoʊ, ˌpoʊrt-/

Portmanteau is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 897 anagrams from letters in portmanteau (aaemnoprttu).

Definitions for portmanteau

noun

  1. a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
  2. Also called portmanteau word. Linguistics. blend (def 10).

Origin of portmanteau

1575-85; French portemanteau literally, (it) carries (the) cloak; see port5, mantle

Examples for portmanteau

James Wentworth lingered behind, and contrived to look at the portmanteau.

They returned home just as it was growing dark, laden with basket and portmanteau.

A portmanteau by way of the frontier, this term was given flight by Sarah Palin.

And yet, they got over it and would go on to earn the portmanteau "Merkozy."

The young man said quietly to the steward, "Take out the portmanteau, please."

Whichever way you look at it, the are-they-or-aren't-they couple earned the portmanteau Brittana and a lot of attention.

The other bundled some linen and brushes into the portmanteau.

It requires a special genius, you know, to pack a portmanteau properly.

This longing for grimness actually has its own portmanteau word, ostalgie.

He sought a steward, and asked him to carry the portmanteau to berth 159.

Word Value for portmanteau
Scrable

0

Words with friends

19

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