portemanteau

French

Alternative spellings

porte-manteau

Etymology

porte (“he carries”) +‎ manteau (“coat”).

Noun

portemanteau m (plural portemanteaux)

coat stand, coat rack

Usage notes

This word does not mean portmanteau, which is rather translated as mot-valise.

Further reading

“portemanteau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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