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bubble wrap

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Cushioning material consisting of small spheres of air trapped in plastic, sold on long rolls for tearing off, and used as packaging for fragile items.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From the registered trademark of Sealed Air Corporation (US).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: plàstic de bombolles — cushioning material
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氣泡布 /气泡布 (qìpàobù) — cushioning material
  • Danish: bobleplast — cushioning material
  • Finnish: kuplamuovi — cushioning material
  • French: papier bulle — cushioning material
  • Galician: plástico de burbullas — cushioning material
  • German: Luftpolsterfolie — cushioning material
  • Hungarian: buborékfólia — cushioning material
  • Hungarian: buborékcsomagolás — cushioning material
  • Indonesian: bungkus gelembung — cushioning material
  • Italian: pluriball — cushioning material
  • Italian: millebolle — cushioning material
  • Korean: 뽁뽁이 (ppokppogi) — cushioning material
  • Polish: folia bąbelkowa — cushioning material
  • Polish: folia pęcherzykowa — cushioning material
  • Portuguese: plástico-bolha — cushioning material
  • Spanish: plástico de burbujas — cushioning material
  • Turkish: patpat naylon — cushioning material
  • Yiddish: בלעזל־⁠פּלאַסטיק — cushioning material