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playdough

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Modeling clay for children.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From play + dough.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 彩泥 (cǎiní) — children's modeling clay
  • Dutch: speelklei — children's modeling clay
  • Finnish: muovailuvaha — children's modeling clay
  • French: pâte à modeler — children's modeling clay
  • German: Knete — children's modeling clay
  • German: Knetmasse — children's modeling clay
  • Hungarian: gyurma — children's modeling clay
  • Indonesian: lilin mainan — children's modeling clay
  • Indonesian: plastisin — children's modeling clay
  • Italian: pasta modellabile — children's modeling clay
  • Italian: plastilina — children's modeling clay
  • Macedonian: пластели́н (plastelín) — children's modeling clay
  • Polish: ciastolina — children's modeling clay
  • Portuguese: massa de modelar — children's modeling clay
  • Portuguese: massinha — children's modeling clay
  • Romanian: plastelin — children's modeling clay
  • Spanish: plastilina — children's modeling clay
  • Turkish: oyun hamuru — children's modeling clay