[こんせいご, konseigo] (n) (1) hybrid language; pidgin; (2) hybrid word; portmanteau word [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Portmanteau \Port*man"teau\, n.; pl. {Portmanteaus}. [F.
porte-manteau; porter to carry + manteau a cloak, mantle. See
{Port} to carry, and {Mantle}.]
A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing
apparel, etc., on journeys. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
portmanteau
n 1: 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" [syn:
{blend}, {portmanteau word}, {portmanteau}]
2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn:
{portmanteau}, {Gladstone}, {Gladstone bag}]
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