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PORTMANTEAU WORD [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
CONT

[A] portmanteau word [is] a word that results from blending two or more words, or parts of words, such that the portmanteau word expresses some combination of the meaning of its parts. Examples in English include "chortle" (from "chuckle" and "snort"), "smog" (from "smoke" and "fog"), "brunch" (from "breakfast" and "lunch"), "mockumentary" (from "mock" and "documentary"), and "spork" (from "spoon" and "fork").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
  • Néologie et emprunts
CONT

Un mot-valise résulte de la réduction d'une suite de mots à un seul mot qui ne conserve que la partie initiale du premier mot et la partie finale du dernier : […] «franglais» est un mot-valise issu de «français» et «anglais».

OBS

mot-portemanteau : Ce terme est composé du mot «portemanteau» qui a déjà été employé en français pour désigner une valise à deux compartiments. Cet emploi de «portemanteau» est ancien et peu compréhensible aujourd'hui. Pour cette raison, il est préférable d'employer le terme «mot-valise», mieux adapté pour désigner un mot qui contient (ou «transporte») des éléments de deux mots.

Spanish

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