Cheena wrote:On dit "porte-manteau".
...and I really wonder what you mean by "needs to be something to carry coats"... those muricans really...
A portmanteau (Listeni/pɔrtˈmæntoʊ/, /ˌpɔrtmænˈtoʊ/; plural portmanteaux or portmanteaus) or portmanteau word is a combination of two (or more) words or morphemes, and their definitions, into one new word. The word comes from the English portmanteau luggage (a piece of luggage with two compartments), itself derived from the French porter (to carry) and manteau (coat), which is a false friend of the French compound word porte-manteau meaning coat rack.
Silly French, thinking borrowed words don't get new meanings in better languages
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