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/

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• Rhymes: -o

Noun

portemanteau m (plural portemanteaux)

1. 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.