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noun a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
noun a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portāre Old French porter Middle French porte Latin mantellum Middle French manteau Middle French portemanteaubor. English portmanteau From Middle…
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