portmanteau
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The plural of "portmanteau" is "portmanteaus" or "portmanteaux."
portmanteau
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el acrónimo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The author is known for coining all sorts of words, including portmanteaus, such as "chortle" and "slithy."Al autor se le conoce por acuñar todo tipo de palabras, incluyendo algunos acrónimos, como "chortle" y "slithy."
2. (suitcase)
a. el baúl de viaje (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Miss Kensington's servant wheeled her portmanteau off the steamboat.El sirviente de la señorita Kensington le bajó el baúl de viaje del vapor.
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