clingfilm

See also: cling film

English

Alternative forms

• cling film

Etymology

From cling +‎ film.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪŋfɪlm/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

clingfilm (countable and uncountable, plural clingfilms)

1. (UK, Ireland) Light, transparent plastic film used as a wrapping for food etc.

Synonyms

• glad wrap (Australia)
• Saran Wrap (US)

Derived terms

• clingfilmed

 

Translations

plastic film

• Catalan: paper estirable m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 保鮮紙／保鲜纸 (bou² sin¹ zi²)

  Mandarin: 保鮮膜／保鲜膜 (zh) (bǎoxiānmó)

• Dutch: vershoudfolie (nl) n, huishoudfolie n
• Finnish: tuorekelmu (fi)
• French: film étirable m
• German: Frischhaltefolie (de) f , Küchenfolie f
• Irish: scannán cumhdaithe m
• Italian: pellicola trasparente f, pellicola a contatto f
• Welsh: glynlen f