celofán

Borrowed from French cellophane.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlofaːn]
• Hyphenation: ce‧lo‧fán

celofán m inan

1. cellophane

• celofán in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• celofán in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed from English cellophane, genericized from the registered brand name "Cellophane", a DuPont Company plastic wrapping material. Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger coined the term for his invention as a blend of cellulose and diaphane.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlofaːn]
• Hyphenation: ce‧lo‧fán
• Rhymes: -aːn

celofán (usually uncountable, plural celofánok)

1. cellophane (transparent plastic film made of processed cellulose)

• celofán in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• celofán in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡selɔfaːn]

celofán m inan (genitive singular celofánu, nominative plural celofány, genitive plural celofánov, declension pattern of dub)

1. cellophane

• “celofán”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeloˈfan/ [θe.loˈfãn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seloˈfan/ [se.loˈfãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ce‧lo‧fán

celofán m (plural celofanes)

1. cellophane

• “celofán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014