cellophane en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛləfeɪn/
- (Southern-England) audio
- sělʹəfān
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulabor. French cellule Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsuslbor. French -ose French cellulosebor. English cellulose Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek δῐᾰφαίνω (dĭăphaínō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰφᾰνής (dĭăphănḗs)bor. Medieval Latin diaphanus Middle French diaphanebor. English diaphane blend English cellophane Genericized trademark. Blend of cellulose + diaphane.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green towering over your head
1967, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, The Beatles (music):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cellophanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
cellophane noodle · sellotape · Sellotape · cellotaph
Relateds
Translations (34)
hu celofán (the transparent plastic film) · th เซลโลเฟน (the transparent plastic film) · id selofan (the transparent plastic film) · da cellofan (the transparent plastic film) · it cellofan (the transparent plastic film) · es celofán (the transparent plastic film) · es celo (the transparent plastic film) · mi takai kōataata (the transparent plastic film) · ko 셀로판 (the transparent plastic film) · scn cèlufan (the transparent plastic film) · el σελοφάν (the transparent plastic film) · pt celofane (the transparent plastic film) · tl selopin (the transparent plastic film) · cmn 玻璃紙 /玻璃纸 (the transparent plastic film) · hi पन्नी (the transparent plastic film) · sh celofan (the transparent plastic film) · sv cellofan (the transparent plastic film) · tr selofan (the transparent plastic film) · sh целофан (the transparent plastic film) · ja セロファン (the transparent plastic film) · pl celofan (the transparent plastic film) · de Zellglas (the transparent plastic film) · cs celofán (the transparent plastic film) · th กระดาษแก้ว (the transparent plastic film) · ja セロハン (the transparent plastic film) · fi sellofaani (the transparent plastic film) · ms selofan (the transparent plastic film) · ca cel·lofana (the transparent plastic film) · ru целлофа́н (the transparent plastic film) · ro celofan (the transparent plastic film) · de Cellophan (the transparent plastic film) · ar سِيلُوفَان (the transparent plastic film) · ka ცელოფანი (the transparent plastic film) · fr cellophane (the transparent plastic film)