PORTMANTEAU WORD

• (noun) a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

  "`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"

  synonyms : blend , portmanteau

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