portmanteau word

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portˈmanteau ˌword noun [countable] technical SLa portmanteau word is made by combining the sound and meaning of two other words, for example ‘edutainment’ combines ‘education’ and ‘entertainment’ 缩合词，合并词〔由两个词的读音和意义合成〕

portˈmanteau ˌword nounChineseSyllable

portmanteau word
portˈmanteau ˌword

noun [countable] technical
a portmanteau word is made by combining the sound and meaning of two other words, for example ‘edutainment’ combines ‘education’ and ‘entertainment’

portmanteau word

BrE

/pɔːtˈmæntəʊ wɜːd/

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NAmE

/pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ wɜːrd/

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noun

a word that is invented by combining the beginning of one word and the end of another and keeping the meaning of each. For example

motel

is a

portmanteau word

that is a combination of

motor

and hotel. 缩合词，合并词（由一个词的词首和另一个词的词尾合成）