Meaning of skinoe | Babel Free

Definitions

A small boat that is a cross between a jetski and a canoe.

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“In skinoe (ski + canoe), the word canoe functions as the semantic head, since skinoe is a type⟳ of canoe.”

“For example, a dogbrella ‘an umbrella for a dog’ is a type⟳ of umbrella or a skinoe (based on ski and canoe) is a type⟳ of canoe. It is worth noting that some adjectives may also belong⟳ to this category, e.g. funtastic (fun + fantastic) ‘very enjoyable’.”

“For instance, the endocentric blend skinoe, which results from the fusion of ski and canoe, is a hyponym of the second base⟳ word and the rightmost member functions as the head.”

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