portmanteau

noun

pȯrt-ˈman-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce portmanteau (audio)
Definition of portmanteaunext
as in suitcase
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles carried her possessions with her in an old portmanteau

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Recent Examples of portmanteau Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Long before the portmanteau of edutainment was a thing, AG was producing stories and dolls which illustrated its definition. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026 His party’s full name is the Respect and Freedom Party, but it’s known by a portmanteau of the first syllables of those Hungarian words. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 But the pop savant soon realized the goofy portmanteau spoke quite seriously to her current state of mind. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for portmanteau
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  1. suitcase
  2. wallet
Noun
  • When Waits sings about the woman’s raincoat and suitcase, Duke answers with a twinkling tumble of notes.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Upon landing at the German airport from New York, the bag with holiday gifts appeared on the carousel, but the beige suitcase with her clothing did not.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suitcase
Noun
  • Being an Apple customer can take a big bite out of your wallet.
    — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Democratic divide As Republican donors open their wallets, some of Democrats’ biggest benefactors are missing from the DNC’s donor rolls.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of wallet

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“Portmanteau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portmanteau. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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