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portmanteau definition

port·man·teau (pôrt man′tō, pôrt′man tō′)

noun pl. portmanteaus -·teaus or portmanteaux -·teaux (-tōz)

a traveling case or bag; esp., a stiff leather suitcase that opens like a book into two compartments

Etymology: Fr portemanteau < porter, to carry + manteau, cloak: see port & mantle

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