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What is the word for putting two words together to make a new word?
A portmanteau blends two words (or parts of two words) into a new word. Some examples are... "Spork" combines spoon & fork "Usenet" combines user & network
How do you make a portmanteau word out of gleam and shimmer?
Glimmer
What is a 4 letter word for informal eatery?
Cafe?
What is the meaning of Eatery?
The word eatery refers to a small and informal restaurant. This word is similar to a cafe, diner, snack bar, or coffee shop.
How many words can you get from the word caught and what are they?
The words that I can get from the word 'caught' are:aactahataughtcatchatchugcutguthahaghathughuttagthugtugughUtah
What is the meaning of 'portmanteau'?
A portmanteau is a linguistic blend of two words where parts of both words are combined to create a new word. It is commonly used in English to describe a word that merges the sounds and meanings of two existing words.
What does velcro stand for?
The word velcro is a portmanteau of the words "velours" and "crochet".
What do you call a word made up from two other words?
A word made up of two other words is called a compound word.
How do you get the name prion?
Prion is a portmanteau word of the two words protein and infection.
What do you call two words that make one word?
its called portmanteau , meaning two words that have combined to make one. like ginormous > gigantic and enormous portmanteau is a french word. but used in English...hope that helps
How did the word sitcom get it name?
The word sitcom is a portmanteau (a new word from parts of two existing words) of situation comedy.
What two portmanteau words make up the word blanged peon?
"bland"+"banged"=Blanged
What is the combination of two words into one called?
a compound word The word you're looking for is portmanteau.
What do you call words like smog?
They are what some people call portmanteau words, i.e. words made by combining parts of two or more other words. Smog = smoke and fog; brunch = breakfast and lunch, and so on. "Portmanteau word" is a term inspired by Lewis Carroll. When Humpty Dumpty is explaining "Jabberwocky" to Alice, he says that words like "slithy" are "like a portmanteau: there are two meanings packed up in one word."
What two portmanteau words make up the word squinched?
I think it would be squeezed and pinched.
What does the word groupon come from?
The word groupon comes from the company of the same name, which was founded in 2008. It is a portmanteau (a combination) of the words group and coupon.
Is hunormus a word?
No, but it seems that someone's invented it now. Like "ginormous," this seems to be a portmanteau, a new word created by combining parts of old words.
