wastepaper

English

Etymology

From waste +‎ paper.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈweɪstˌpeɪpɚ/

Noun

wastepaper (countable and uncountable, plural wastepapers)

1. Unwanted paper that has been discarded.

Derived terms

• wastepaper basket
• wastepaper bin

Translations

unwanted paper that has been discarded

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 廢紙 / 废纸 (zh) (fèizhǐ)

• Czech: makulatura (cs) f
• Dutch: oudpapier (nl) n
• Finnish: jätepaperi (fi)
• French: vieux papiers m pl, maculature (fr) f
• Georgian: მაკულატურა (maḳulaṭura)
• German: Altpapier (de) n, Makulatur (de) f
• Irish: dramhpháipéar m
• Japanese: 紙屑 (ja) (かみくず, kamikuzu), 屑紙 (ja) (くずかみ, kuzukami)
• Polish: makulatura (pl) f
• Russian: макулату́ра (ru) f (makulatúra)
• Spanish: papelote (es) m
• Ukrainian: макулату́ра f (makulatúra)

See also

• litter