portemanteau
See also: porte-manteau
French
Alternative forms
- porte-manteau
Etymology
From Middle French portemanteau; equivalent to porte (“carry”, second person singular imperative) + manteau (“coat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).mɑ̃.to/
Audio (file) Audio (Switzerland) (file) - Rhymes: -o
Noun
portemanteau m (plural portemanteaux)
- coat stand, coat rack
Usage notes
- This word does not mean portmanteau, which is rather translated as mot-valise.
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: پورت مانطو (portmanto)
- Turkish: portmanto
Further reading
- “portemanteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.