Phrase guide

plastic bag

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a bag made of thin plastic material

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bag

Narrower terms: bin liner

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Across languages

Translations

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كِيس نَايْلُون (kīs nāylūn) — type of packaging
  • Armenian: պոլիէթիլենային տոպրակ (poliētʻilenayin toprak) — type of packaging
  • Armenian: ցելոֆան (cʻelofan) — type of packaging
  • Belarusian: поліэтыле́навы паке́т (polietyljénavy pakjét) — type of packaging
  • Belarusian: пластыкавы паке́т (plastykavy pakjét) — type of packaging
  • Belarusian: пластыкавы мяшо́к (plastykavy mjašók) — type of packaging
  • Bengali: প্লাস্টিক ব্যাগ (plasṭik bêg) — type of packaging
  • Bulgarian: полиетиле́нов плик (polietilénov plik) — type of packaging
  • Bulgarian: на́йлонов плик (nájlonov plik) — type of packaging
  • Burmese: ပလပ်စတစ်အိတ် (pa.lapca.tacit) — type of packaging
  • Catalan: bossa de plàstic — type of packaging
  • Chinese Cantonese: 塑膠袋 /塑胶袋 — type of packaging
  • Chinese Cantonese: 膠袋 /胶袋 — type of packaging
  • Chinese: юдазы (iudazɨ) — type of packaging
  • Hakka Chinese: 塑膠絡仔 /塑胶络仔 (sok-kâu lo̍k-é) — type of packaging
  • Chinese: 塑膠袋仔 /塑胶袋仔 (zh-min-nan) — type of packaging
  • Chinese: 塑膠橐仔 /塑胶橐仔 (sok-ka-lok-á) — type of packaging
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塑料袋 (sùliàodài) — type of packaging
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塑膠袋 /塑胶袋 — type of packaging
  • Chinese Mandarin: 膠袋 /胶袋 (jiāodài) — type of packaging
  • Czech: igelitová taška — type of packaging
  • Czech: igelitka — type of packaging
  • Estonian: kilekott — type of packaging
  • Finnish: muovikassi — type of packaging
  • Finnish: muovipussi — type of packaging
  • French: sac plastique — type of packaging
  • French: cornet — type of packaging
  • Georgian: პოლიეთილენის პარკი (ṗolietilenis ṗarḳi) — type of packaging
  • Georgian: პარკი (ṗarḳi) — type of packaging
  • German: Plastikbeutel — type of packaging
  • German: Plastiktüte — type of packaging
  • German: Plastiksack — type of packaging
  • German: Plastiksackerl — type of packaging
  • Hindi: थैला (thailā) — type of packaging
  • Hindi: थैली (thailī) — type of packaging
  • Hindi: लिफ़ाफ़ा (lifāfā) — type of packaging
  • Hindi: लिफाफा (liphāphā) — type of packaging
  • Hindi: झोला (jholā) — type of packaging
  • Hindi: बैग (baig) — type of packaging
  • Hindi: प्लास्टिक बैग (plāsṭik baig) — type of packaging
  • Hindi: पन्नी (pannī) — type of packaging
  • Hungarian: műanyag zacskó — type of packaging
  • Hungarian: nejlonzacskó — type of packaging
  • Indonesian: kantong plastik — type of packaging
  • Irish: mála plaisteach — type of packaging
  • Italian: sacchetto di plastica — type of packaging
  • Italian: busta di plastica — type of packaging
  • Japanese: ビニール袋 (binīru bukuro) — type of packaging
  • Japanese: ビニ袋 (bini bukuro) — type of packaging
  • Japanese: ポリ袋 (pori bukuro) — type of packaging
  • Japanese: プラスチック袋 (purasuchikku bukuro) — type of packaging
  • Japanese: 袋 (fukuro) — type of packaging
  • Khmer: ថង់ប្លាស្ទិក (thɑng plaastɨk) — type of packaging
  • Korean: 비닐봉지 (binilbongji) — type of packaging
  • Korean: 비닐봉투 (binilbongtu) — type of packaging
  • Latvian: plastmasas maisiņš — type of packaging
  • Lithuanian: plastikinis maišelis — type of packaging
  • Macedonian: пластична кеса (plastična kesa) — type of packaging
  • Malay: beg plastik — type of packaging
  • Malay: supik — type of packaging
  • Marshallese: būļajtiik — type of packaging
  • Norman: pouque en plastique — type of packaging
  • Norwegian Bokmål: plastpose — type of packaging
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: plastpose — type of packaging
  • Persian: کیسهٔ پلاستیکی (kise-ye pelâstiki) — type of packaging
  • Persian: خریطهٔ پلاستیک (xarita-ye palâstik) — type of packaging
  • Polish: reklamówka — type of packaging
  • Polish: foliówka — type of packaging
  • Polish: zrywka — type of packaging
  • Portuguese: saco plástico — type of packaging
  • Portuguese: sacola de plástico — type of packaging
  • Portuguese: saco de plástico — type of packaging
  • Russian: полиэтиле́новый паке́т (polietilénovyj pakét) — type of packaging
  • Russian: пла́стиковый паке́т (plástikovyj pakét) — type of packaging
  • Russian: кулёк (kuljók) — type of packaging
  • Slovak: igelitová taška — type of packaging
  • Slovak: igelitka — type of packaging
  • Slovene: plastična vrečka — type of packaging
  • Spanish: bolsa de plástico — type of packaging
  • Spanish: bolsa plástica — type of packaging
  • Swedish: plastpåse — type of packaging
  • Swedish: plastkasse — type of packaging
  • Tagalog: supot — type of packaging
  • Tamil: நெகிழிப்பை (nekiḻippai) — type of packaging
  • Thai: ถุงพลาสติก (tǔng-pláas-dtìk) — type of packaging
  • Turkish: poşet — type of packaging
  • Turkish: plastik poşet — type of packaging
  • Ukrainian: поліетиле́новий паке́т (polietylénovyj pakét) — type of packaging
  • Ukrainian: пла́стиковий паке́т (plástykovyj pakét) — type of packaging
  • Ukrainian: пла́стиковий мішо́к (plástykovyj mišók) — type of packaging
  • Urdu: پِلاسْٹِک بیگ (pelāsṭik beg) — type of packaging
  • Vietnamese: túi ni-lông — type of packaging
  • Vietnamese: túi bóng — type of packaging
  • Vietnamese: túi nhựa — type of packaging
  • Vietnamese: bịch ni-lông — type of packaging
  • Xhosa: ingxowa yeplastikhi — type of packaging