Definizione monolingua

portmanteau

portmanteau (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux)

1. A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
   • 1667, Charles Croke, Fortunes Uncertainty:

     Rodolphus therefore finding such an earnest Invitation, embracd it with thanks, and with his Servant and Portmanteau, went to Don Juans; where they first found good Stabling for their Horses, and afterwards as good Provision for themselves.

2. (Australian, dated) A school bag; often shortened to port or school port

portmanteau (not comparable)

1. (used only before a noun, of a word, story, etc.) Made by combining two words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.
   • 2002, Nicholas Lezard, Spooky tales by the master and friends in The Guardian (London) (December 14, 2002) page 30:

     The overall narrator of this portmanteau story - for Dickens co-wrote it with five collaborators on his weekly periodical, All the Year Round - expresses deep, rational scepticism about the whole business of haunting.

   • 2002, Nick Bradshaw, One day in September in Time Out (December 11, 2002) Page 71:

     Were so bombarded with images, its a struggle to preserve our imaginations. In response, hes turned to cinema, commissioning 11 film-makers to contribute to a portmanteau film, entitled 1109""01 and composed of short films each running 11 minutes, nine seconds and one frame.

Definizione dizionario portmanteau

	parola macedonia
	A blend of two meanings packed up into one word.

baule

baule armadio

valigia

Altri significati:

case

(Australian) (dated) A school bag; often shortened to '''port''' or '''school port'''

A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.

(used only before a noun, of a word, story, etc.) Made by combining two words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.

(linguistics) A portmanteau word.