portmanteau

port·man·teau  (pôrt-mnt, prt-, pôrtmn-t, prt-)

n. pl. port·man·teaus or port·man·teaux (-tz, -tz)

A large leather suitcase that opens into two hinged compartments.

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[French portemanteau : porte-, from porter, to carry (from Old French; see port⁵) + manteau, cloak (from Old French mantel, from Latin mantellum).]

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portmanteau

Noun

pl -teaus or -teaux Old-fashioned a large suitcase made of stiff leather that opens out into two compartments [French: cloak carrier]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	portmanteau - a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" portmanteau word, blend motel - a motor hotel neologism, neology, coinage - a newly invented word or phrase brunch - combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning shopaholic - a compulsive shopper; "shopaholics can never resist a bargain" workaholic - person with a compulsive need to work smog, smogginess - air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog dandle - move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
	2.	portmanteau - a large travelling bag made of stiff leather Gladstone bag, Gladstone suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, bag - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"