portmanteau


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
portmanteau /pɔːtˈmantəʊ/
noun (pl. portmanteaus or portmanteaux /-əʊz/)
  • 1 a large travelling bag made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts.
  • 2 [as modifier] consisting of two or more parts, aspects, or qualities: a portmanteau movie.
– origin C16: from Fr. portemanteau, from porter ‘carry’ + manteau ‘mantle’.
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