English Explanatory Dictionary

tinfoil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
  2. Aluminium foil.
verb
  1. To cover in tinfoil.

Word forms

tinfoil tinfoils tinfoiling tinfoiled

Etymology

From tin + foil.

Related words

tin can

Derived words

tinfoil hat tinfoily

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 錫紙 /锡纸 Chinese Mandarin: 錫箔 /锡箔 Czech: staniol Danish: stanniol Danish: sølvpapir Faroese: silvurpappír Faroese: súllpappír Finnish: lehtitina Finnish: stannioli Finnish: tinafolio French: papier d'étain French: papier d’aluminium German: Alufolie Greek: αλουμινόχαρτο Icelandic: álpappír Japanese: 錫箔 Korean: 석박 Macedonian: станиол Polish: cynfolia Polish: staniol Russian: станиоль Scottish Gaelic: sgragall Spanish: papel de estaño Spanish: papel aluminio Spanish: papel de plata Spanish: papel estaño Spanish: papel metálico m albal Spanish: papel albal Swedish: stanniol Tagalog: palara Vietnamese: giấy bạc Yiddish: זילבערפּאַפּיר
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