Phrase guide

glad wrap

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Thin plastic film used as a wrap for food, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, US, sometimes, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Glad Wrap, a trade mark owned by the Union Carbide Corporation.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 保鮮膜 /保鲜膜 (bǎoxiānmó) — thin plastic food wrap
  • Finnish: muovikelmu — thin plastic food wrap
  • Finnish: pakkausmuovi — thin plastic food wrap
  • French: film étirable — thin plastic food wrap
  • German: Adhäsionsfolie — thin plastic food wrap
  • Japanese: 食品用ラップフィルム (shokuhin'yō rappufirumu) — thin plastic food wrap
  • Japanese: ラップフィルム (rappufirumu) — thin plastic food wrap
  • Russian: пищева́я плёнка (piščevája pljónka) — thin plastic food wrap
  • Vietnamese: màng bọc thực phẩm — thin plastic food wrap