The difference between Blend and Portmanteau word
When used as nouns, blend means a mixture of two or more things, whereas portmanteau word means a word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.
Blend is also verb with the meaning: to mingle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Blend and Portmanteau word
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Blend as a noun:
A mixture of two or more things.
Examples:
"Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal."
"Our department has a good blend of experienced workers and young promise."
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Blend as a noun (linguistics):
A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.
Examples:
"The word [[brunch]] is a blend of the words [[breakfast]] and [[lunch]]."
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Blend as a verb (transitive):
To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
Examples:
"To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic."
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Blend as a verb (intransitive):
To be mingled or mixed.
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Blend as a verb (obsolete):
To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Portmanteau word as a noun (linguistics):
A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel; for example, , formed from and .