portmanteau, Gladstone, Gladstone bag
(noun) a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
portmanteau (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux)
A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
(Australia, dated) A schoolbag.
(archaic) A hook on which to hang clothing.
portmanteau (not comparable)
(attributive, linguistics) Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc, in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.
portmanteau (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux)
(linguistics) A portmanteau word.
Synonyms: blend, frankenword, portmanteau word
(morphology)
Synonym: portmanteau morpheme
portmanteau (third-person singular simple present portmanteaus, present participle portmanteauing, simple past and past participle portmanteaued)
To make a portmanteau word.
Source: Wiktionary
Port*man"teau, n.; pl. Portmanteaus. Etym: [F. porte-manteau; porter to carry + manteau a cloak, mantle. See Port to carry, and Mantle.]
Definition: A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
