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portmanteau

noun /poʊrtmæntoʊ/ 3 syllables 11 letters Scrabble 15 WWF 19
Definitions
noun

a large travelling bag made of stiff leather

noun

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

“`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'”

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