corchopán

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Spanish

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Expanded polystyrene

Etymology

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Acronym of corcho (cork) +‎ poliestireno expandido (expended polystyrene)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koɾt͡ʃoˈpan/ [koɾ.t͡ʃoˈpãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: cor‧cho‧pán

Noun

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corchopán m (plural corchopanes)

  1. (Spain) expanded polystyrene (EPS); styrofoam
    Synonyms: (Spain) poliespán, (Spain) techopán; see also Thesaurus:poliestireno expandido
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Marron revive la angustia tras la avalancha de corchopán - El Hormiguero 3.0”, in Antena 3 - YouTube[1]:
    • 2017 December 9, Pedro Moya, “Gadgets Locos 94: corchopán a precio de oro”, in Omicrono[2]: