portmanteau word in French
portmanteau word in French is mot-valise, amalgame.
portmanteau word in French
mot-valise
(linguistics) A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.
amalgame
(linguistics) A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.
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What is "portmanteau word" in French?
"portmanteau word" in French is mot-valise, amalgame.
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Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "portmanteau word": mot-valise, amalgame.
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