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portemonnaie

portemonnaie is the alternative form of porte-monnaie.

Meaning of porte-monnaie

Noun

porte-monnaie (plural porte-monnaies)

  1. A wallet.
    • She saw without looking that her mother pressed a little clasp; heard, without wanting to, the sharp click that marked the closing portemonnaie from which something had been taken.1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew

Forms of portemonnaie

pluralportemonnaies

Questions about portemonnaie

What is portemonnaie the alternative form of?
Portemonnaie is the alternative form of porte-monnaie.

Words near portemonnaie in the dictionary

  1. Portellis
  2. Portells
  3. portemanteau
  4. portemanteaus
  5. portemanteaux
  6. portemonnaie
  7. portemonnaies
  8. portend
  9. portendance
  10. portended
  11. portender

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