"wax paper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wax papers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wax paper (countable and uncountable, plural wax papers)
  1. A semitranslucent, moistureproof paper made with a waxy coating, used primarily for wrapping and packaging. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Paper Synonyms: butter paper, paraffin paper, sandwich paper, waxed paper, waxpaper, wax-paper Coordinate_terms: greaseproof paper, parchment paper Translations (semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating): وَرَق شَمْع (waraq šamʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), مُهْرَق (muhraq) [masculine] (Arabic), paper encerat [masculine] (Catalan), 蠟紙 (Chinese Mandarin), 蜡纸 (làzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), voskovaný papír [masculine] (Czech), voskový papír [masculine] (Czech), voipaperi (Finnish), Ölpapier [neuter] (German), Wachspapier [neuter] (German), κερωμένο χαρτί (keroméno chartí) [neuter] (Greek), páipéar céarach [masculine] (Irish), 蝋紙 (rōgami) (alt: ろうがみ) (Japanese), pepa wākiha (Maori), hârtie cerată [feminine] (Romanian), воща́нка (voščánka) [feminine] (Russian), вощённая бума́га (voščónnaja bumága) [feminine] (Russian), papel encerado [Central-America, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto-Rico, Spain, masculine] (Spanish), papel manteca [Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, masculine] (Spanish), papel de cera [Colombia, Dominican-Republic, Ecuador, masculine] (Spanish), smörgåspapper [neuter] (Swedish), smörpapper [neuter] (Swedish), giấy sáp (Vietnamese), giấy nến (Vietnamese), papur cwyr [masculine] (Welsh)

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Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1989 August 12, Sarah Schulman, “A Black Person Is More Than Nikes And Public Enemy”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 5, page 10:",
          "text": "Even Sal's Pizzeria looks like a gentrified invention from Brooklyn Heights. Where's the greasy wax paper on the floor and the spilled Orange Crush on the plastic seats?",
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          "word": "paper encerat"
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          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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          "word": "Wachspapier"
        },
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          "code": "el",
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          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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          "word": "κερωμένο χαρτί"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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        },
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          "roman": "rōgami",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
          "word": "pepa wākiha"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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          ],
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        },
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          "roman": "voščánka",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "воща́нка"
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          "roman": "voščónnaja bumága",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "вощённая бума́га"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
          "tags": [
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            "Cuba",
            "Mexico",
            "Puerto-Rico",
            "Spain",
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          "word": "papel encerado"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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            "Bolivia",
            "Chile",
            "Paraguay",
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          "word": "papel manteca"
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            "Ecuador",
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          "word": "papel de cera"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
          "word": "giấy sáp"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
          "word": "giấy nến"
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "papur cwyr"
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      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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      "word": "Wachspapier"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "keroméno chartí",
      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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      "word": "hârtie cerată"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "voščánka",
      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "воща́нка"
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      "roman": "voščónnaja bumága",
      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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        "Puerto-Rico",
        "Spain",
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      "word": "papel encerado"
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      "code": "es",
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        "Paraguay",
        "Peru",
        "Uruguay",
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      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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        "Dominican-Republic",
        "Ecuador",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "papel de cera"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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      "word": "smörgåspapper"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
      "word": "giấy sáp"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
      "word": "giấy nến"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating",
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      "word": "papur cwyr"
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  "word": "wax paper"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.