portmanteau word in Spanish
portmanteau word in Spanish is acrónimo, compuesto acronímico, contracción.
portmanteau word in Spanish
acrónimo
(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.
compuesto acronímico
(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.
contracción
(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 Spanish?
"portmanteau word" in Spanish is acrónimo, compuesto acronímico, contracción.
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Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "portmanteau word": acrónimo, compuesto acronímico, contracción.
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