Alex: Have you had your breakfast?
Harry: Not Yet.
Alex: I am having brunch. Would you like to join?
Harry: Yeah Sure, thanks, buddy!
In the above conversation, the word ‘brunch’ has been used. Have you ever wondered how the word is formed or from where has it been derived?
In the following article, we will study about the derivation of these kinds of words.
What is portmanteau?
Portmanteau is a literary device, which forms new words by joining two or more words or their parts. The word ‘portmanteau’ is formed by blending two French words– ‘Porter’, which means ‘carry’ and ‘Manteau’, which means ‘cloak’.
Portmanteau words are useful and interesting and are being used more and more in modern English. They add to the writer’s scope for creativity and inventiveness and wordplay demonstrations such as these draw in the reader’s interest.
A very common example of a portmanteau word is the word ‘brunch’, which is formed by linking ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’. Brunch is the meal taken between breakfast and lunch.
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