"kleenex" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkli.nɛks/, /ˈklin.ɛks/ Audio: En-us-kleenex.oga [US] Forms: kleenexes [plural]
Etymology: From the name of brand of tissues trademarked by Cellucotton Products Company (now Kimberly-Clark) in 1924–25. Alteration of clean + -ex. Etymology templates: {{m|en|clean}} clean, {{m|en|-ex}} -ex Head templates: {{en-noun}} kleenex (plural kleenexes)
  1. (Canada, US) A disposable tissue. Wikipedia link: kleenex Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: facial tissue, tissue, Kleenex Derived forms: Kleenex testing Translations (generic term for a disposable tissue): paperinenäliina (Finnish), Kleenex [masculine] (French), Tempo [neuter] (German), zsebkendő (Hungarian), zsepi (Hungarian), papír zsebkendő (Hungarian), chį́į́h bee yitʼoodí (Navajo), chusteczka jednorazowa [feminine] (Polish), chusteczka higieniczna [feminine] (Polish), kleenex [masculine] (Spanish), clínex [masculine] (Spanish)

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: kleenex [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} kleenex m (plural kleenex)
  1. kleenex, tissue Tags: masculine Synonyms: clínex

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