Thesaurus results for PORTMANTEAU

portmanteau

noun

pȯrt-ˈman-(ˌ)tō

Definition of portmanteau

as in suitcase

a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles carried her possessions with her in an old portmanteau

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Recent Examples of portmanteau The backstory Amanyara is a portmanteau of Aman, meaning ‘peace’ in Sanskrit, and Yara, meaning ‘place’ in the language of the Arawak people who once lived on Turks and Caicos. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026 Maas is a major player in the romantasy — a portmanteau of romance and fantasy — genre, which has soared in popularity on TikTok. — Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Her business name is a portmanteau of her name and his, and her logo features a puzzle piece, a nod to Skyler’s autism. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026 Alysa Liu is half-Chinese and half-white, colloquially known as Wasian (the word comes from a portmanteau of white and Asian). — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for portmanteau

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An airy dress that can moonlight as a cover-up is an absolute must, especially if suitcase space is limited.

— Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
At some point that Will could not remember, Butch stopped living out of his suitcase and got himself a chest of drawers and apparently—though Will didn’t notice them for some time—houseplants.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

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Elida still hadn’t found her son’s wallet or phone, her daughter’s Nintendo gaming systems or, somewhat surprisingly, their trailer.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Eye-watering World Cup prices haven't stopped soccer fans from around the world from opening their wallets.

— Meline Rosales Mike Winters, CNBC, 5 July 2026

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