portmanteau = mot-valise?
Just checking because I'm suspicious:

English has a word "portmanteau", meaning a new word made from two other words.

Is the correct translation "mot-valise" in French? I don't want to confuse people by asking them about luggage when I'm trying to ask about language.

Question

portmanteau = mot-valise?
Just checking because I'm suspicious:

English has a word "portmanteau", meaning a new word made from two other words.

Is the correct translation "mot-valise" in French? I don't want to confuse people by asking them about luggage when I'm trying to ask about language.

Answer

yes, this is the definition for "mot-valise".
I didn't know that we say this way in english :) thanks for this new word!

Answer

Oui c'est correct :
https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/mot-valise