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Frank van den Eeden · 07-04-2008, 05:43 AM

I had never heard of it, yet we use it all the time ...Portmanteau :
A portmanteau or portmanteau word is used broadly to mean a blend of two (or more) words. A blend is a word formed from parts of two other words.
examples :
do + not = don�t , a single word that represents the meaning of the combined words.
breakfast + lunch = brunch
smoke + fog = smog
In 1964, the newly independent African republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar chose the portmanteau word Tanzania as its name.
Bill Clinton + Hillary Rodham Clinton = Billary

Spanish + English = Spanglish

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Etymology :
coined by Lewis Lewis Caroll in Through the Looking-Glass.
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do not confuse with :
portemanteau : coat stand, coat rack
etymology : French- porte + manteau

SandraT · 07-04-2008, 08:48 AM

interesting, Frank. Never heard the word either.

Portugu�s+ Espa�ol: Porta�ol
Franc�s + Espa�ol: Fra�ol

There are tons...

sabrina · 07-04-2008, 04:51 PM

Thanks, Sandra T, for your contribution. I had just been using a portmanteau word in one of my previous posts: "amigovio": amigo + novio...
We use these word combinations all the time but I did not know there was a term that defined them...Interesting, indeed!

SandraT · 07-07-2008, 09:00 AM

...which just reminded me of some portmanteu word used by my grandma to refer to something similar...

marinovio= marido + novio

It's used to refer to a relationship in which they live together but they're not officially married, and it's not a nice word, by the way...mainly used by old people who are against that type of relations!

07-04-2008, 05:43 AM	#1
Frank van den Eeden Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Antwerp/Belgium Age: 63 Posts: 334 Rep Power: 433	Portmanteau I had never heard of it, yet we use it all the time ...Portmanteau : A portmanteau or portmanteau word is used broadly to mean a blend of two (or more) words. A blend is a word formed from parts of two other words. examples : do + not = don�t , a single word that represents the meaning of the combined words. breakfast + lunch = brunch smoke + fog = smog In 1964, the newly independent African republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar chose the portmanteau word Tanzania as its name. Bill Clinton + Hillary Rodham Clinton = Billary Spanish + English = Spanglish - Etymology : coined by Lewis Lewis Caroll in Through the Looking-Glass. - do not confuse with : portemanteau : coat stand, coat rack etymology : French- porte + manteau __________________ beste groeten - sinc�res salutations - kindest regards - atentamente - mit freundlichen Gr��en

07-04-2008, 08:48 AM	#2
SandraT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Havana,Cuba Posts: 1,200 Rep Power: 1686	interesting, Frank. Never heard the word either. Portugu�s+ Espa�ol: Porta�ol Franc�s + Espa�ol: Fra�ol There are tons... __________________ _____________________________ [Have a nice day!!! ♥ Sandra T ♥

07-07-2008, 09:00 AM	#4
SandraT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Havana,Cuba Posts: 1,200 Rep Power: 1686	...which just reminded me of some portmanteu word used by my grandma to refer to something similar... marinovio= marido + novio It's used to refer to a relationship in which they live together but they're not officially married, and it's not a nice word, by the way...mainly used by old people who are against that type of relations! __________________ _____________________________ [Have a nice day!!! ♥ Sandra T ♥

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07-04-2008, 04:51 PM	#3
sabrina Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 366 Rep Power: 318	Thanks, Sandra T, for your contribution. I had just been using a portmanteau word in one of my previous posts: "amigovio": amigo + novio... We use these word combinations all the time but I did not know there was a term that defined them...Interesting, indeed!

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