Phrase guide

wrapping paper

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Paper used for wrapping parcels (in this case, often brown) or presents (in this case, often colourful/colorful and decorative).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paper

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a tough paper used for wrapping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: paper

Narrower terms: kraft, kraft paper, butcher paper, gift wrap

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَرَق تَغْلِيف (waraq taḡlīf) — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Catalan: paper — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Chinese Mandarin: 包裝紙 /包装纸 (bāozhuāngzhǐ) — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Czech: balicí papír — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Czech: ozdobný papír — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Dutch: pakpapier — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Finnish: käärepaperi — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Finnish: lahjapaperi — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • French: papier d'emballage — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • German: Packpapier — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • German: Geschenkpapier — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Hebrew: נְיַר עֲטִיפָה (n'yar atifá) — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Irish: páipéar beartán — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Japanese: 包装紙 (hōsōshi) — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Korean: 포장지 (pojangji) — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Malay: kertas pembungkus — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Māori: pepa ruruku — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Māori: pepa tākai — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Norman: papi d'emballage — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Polish: papier pakowy — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Portuguese: papel de/para embrulho — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Russian: обёрточная бума́га (objórtočnaja bumága) — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Russian: упако́вочная бума́га (upakóvočnaja bumága) — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Spanish: papel de envolver — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Swedish: omslagspapper — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Swedish: presentpapper — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Turkish: ambalaj — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Turkish: ambalaj kağıdı — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Volapük: päkamapapür — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Welsh: papur lapio — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
  • Yakut: суу кумааҕыта (suu kumaağïta) — paper used for wrapping parcels or presents