"clingfilm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɪŋfɪlm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-clingfilm.wav [US] Forms: clingfilms [plural]
Etymology: cling + film Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cling|film}} cling + film Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clingfilm (countable and uncountable, plural clingfilms)
  1. (British, Ireland) Light, transparent plastic film used as a wrapping for food etc. Tags: British, Ireland, countable, uncountable Synonyms: glad wrap [Australia], Saran Wrap [US], cling film Translations (plastic film): paper estirable [masculine] (Catalan), 保鮮膜 (Chinese Mandarin), 保鲜膜 (bǎoxiānmó) (Chinese Mandarin), vershoudfolie [neuter] (Dutch), huishoudfolie [neuter] (Dutch), tuorekelmu (Finnish), film étirable [masculine] (French), Frischhaltefolie [feminine] (German), Küchenfolie [feminine] (German), scannán cumhdaithe [masculine] (Irish), pellicola trasparente [feminine] (Italian), pellicola a contatto [feminine] (Italian), glynlen [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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