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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: porter ( PORTAGE) + manteau 'cloak'

portmanteau

 noun
     
Related topics: Tourism
port‧man‧teau plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux [countable] old-fashioned
DLT a very large suitcase that opens into two parts
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