mot-valise
French
Etymology
Literally, “luggage word”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo.va.liz/
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Noun
mot-valise m (plural mots-valises or mots-valise)
- (linguistics, lexicography) portmanteau word
Further reading
- “mot-valise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.