2. portmanteau words
3. portmanteau word: A word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words; blend. (Vocabulary for Achievement)
4. When in Spanish class we have difficulties remembering a word, we often combine the English word with Spanish affixes, creating portmaneau words, which are part of a 'language' humorously named Spanglish, a portmanteau word from Spanish and English.
5. A camcorder is a portmanteau word created from camera and recorder.
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