noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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sělʹəfān
/ˈsɛləfeɪn/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To wrap or package in cellophane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plastic wrap
History
Etymology
Genericized trademark. Blend of cellulose + diaphane.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سِيلُوفَان
(silufān)
— the transparent plastic film
Catalan:
cel·lofana
— the transparent plastic film
Chinese Mandarin:
玻璃紙 /玻璃纸
(bōlizhǐ)
— the transparent plastic film
Czech:
celofán
— the transparent plastic film
Danish:
cellofan
— the transparent plastic film
Finnish:
sellofaani
— the transparent plastic film
French:
cellophane
— the transparent plastic film
Georgian:
ცელოფანი
(celopani)
— the transparent plastic film
German:
Cellophan
— the transparent plastic film
German:
Zellglas
— the transparent plastic film
Greek:
σελοφάν
(selofán)
— the transparent plastic film
Hindi:
पन्नी
(pannī)
— the transparent plastic film
Hungarian:
celofán
— the transparent plastic film
Indonesian:
selofan
— the transparent plastic film
Italian:
cellofan
— the transparent plastic film
Japanese:
セロファン
(serofan)
— the transparent plastic film
Japanese:
セロハン
(serohan)
— the transparent plastic film
Korean:
셀로판
(sellopan)
— the transparent plastic film
Malay:
selofan
— the transparent plastic film
Māori:
takai kōataata
— the transparent plastic film
Polish:
celofan
— the transparent plastic film
Portuguese:
celofane
— the transparent plastic film
Romanian:
celofan
— the transparent plastic film
Russian:
целлофа́н
(cellofán)
— the transparent plastic film
Serbo-Croatian:
целофан
— the transparent plastic film
Serbo-Croatian:
celofan
— the transparent plastic film
Sicilian:
cèlufan
— the transparent plastic film
Spanish:
celofán
— the transparent plastic film
Spanish:
celo
— the transparent plastic film
Swedish:
cellofan
— the transparent plastic film
Tagalog:
selopin
— the transparent plastic film
Thai:
กระดาษแก้ว
(grà-dàat-gɛ̂ɛo)
— the transparent plastic film
