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Definizione monolingua


portmanteau


Noun

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
Adjective

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.

Traduzione portmanteau


parola macedonia ,baule ,baule armadio ,valigia

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