Phrase guide

paper bag

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bag made of paper, especially a firm brown kind intended for carrying groceries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bag, sack, poke

2

noun

Meaning 2

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sack, poke, carrier bag

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bag

Narrower terms: doggie bag, doggy bag, grocery bag

History

Etymology

From paper + bag.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 紙袋 /纸袋 (zhǐdài) — type of packaging
  • French: sac en papier — type of packaging
  • German: Papiersackerl — type of packaging
  • German: Papiertüte — type of packaging
  • Greek: χαρτοσακούλα (chartosakoúla) — type of packaging
  • Hindi: थैला (thailā) — type of packaging
  • Hindi: थैली (thailī) — type of packaging
  • Hungarian: papírzacskó — type of packaging
  • Indonesian: kantong kertas — type of packaging
  • Italian: busta di carta — type of packaging
  • Japanese: 紙袋 (kami-bukuro) — type of packaging
  • Korean: 종이 봉지 (jong'i bongji) — type of packaging
  • Malay: beg kertas — type of packaging
  • Mongolian: цаасан уут (caasan uut) — type of packaging
  • Mongolian: ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠰᠤᠨ ᠤᠭᠤᠲᠠ (čaɣasun uɣuta) — type of packaging
  • Navajo: naaltsoos azis — type of packaging
  • Polish: torba papierowa — type of packaging
  • Russian: бумажный паке́т (bumažnyj pakét) — type of packaging
  • Swedish: papperskasse — type of packaging
  • Swedish: papperspåse — type of packaging
  • Vietnamese: túi giấy — type of packaging