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)

1. (linguistics, lexicography) portmanteau word

Further reading

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