portemanteau

/pɔʁt.mɑ̃.to/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les portemanteaux

Meaning

  1. coat rack

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

perchero

perchero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "coat rack."

Portuguese

cabideiro

cabideiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "coat rack."

Practice

1 What does portemanteau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les manteaux sont suspendus au ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches portemanteau?

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