mot-valise

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “luggage word”.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /mo.va.liz/
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Noun[edit]

mot-valise m (plural mots-valises or mots-valise)

(linguistics, lexicography) portmanteau word

Further reading[edit]

“mot-valise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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