单词portmanteau word
n.: 缩合词
网络: 合并词;混合词;紧缩词
缩合词,合并词(由一个词的词首和另一个词的词尾合成):
a word that is invented by combining the beginning of one word and the end of another and keeping the meaning of each. For examplemotel is a portmanteau word that is a combination ofmotor andhotel .