Popemobile

BBC World Service aired a news item concerning the Pope’s visit to Brazil, and mentioned that he rode in the “popemobile,” though the word is not used in the written news story on their web site.  Wikipedia confirms that it is a portmanteau, though it is said to be an informal name.

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