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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hōsōshi
"彼女はプレゼントを赤い包装紙で包んだ。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Decorative paper specifically used for wrapping gifts and presents.
"She carefully folded the brightly colored wrapping paper around the birthday box." - 2
Strong, plain paper used for packing or wrapping merchandise.
"The fragile pottery was protected inside shipping boxes using thick brown wrapping paper."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'wrap', originating from Middle English roots related to enclosing or covering, and 'paper', derived from the Old French 'papier' and Latin 'papyrus'. First appearing in compound form during the 19th century with the industrial production of paper, it initially denoted heavy paper used for packing goods before shifting specifically to decorative gift-wrapping sheets.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wrapping paper" is said worldwide
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papier cadeau
Transliteration: pa-pje ka-do
"Il a coupé un grand morceau de papier cadeau pour la boîte."
Geschenkpapier
Transliteration: ɡəˈʃɛŋkˌpaːpɪɐ̯
"Das Geschenkpapier hatte ein schönes Muster aus goldenen Sternen."
carta da regalo
Transliteration: kar-ta da re-ga-lo
"Abbiamo usato la carta da regalo blu per la festa."
papel de regalo
Transliteration: pa-pel de re-ga-lo
"Guardó el rollo sobrante de papel de regalo en el armario."
papel de embrulho
Transliteration: pa-ˈpɛl dji ẽ-ˈbɾu-ʎu
"Ela comprou papel de embrulho colorido para o aniversário."
उपहार का कागज़
Transliteration: upahar ka kagaz
"उसने बहुत सुंदर उपहार के कागज़ से डिब्बा पैक किया।"
包装纸
Transliteration: bāozhuāngzhǐ
"这张包装纸上面印满了可爱的小动物。"
포장지
Transliteration: pojangji
"생일 선물을 예쁜 포장지로 감쌌습니다."
包装紙
Transliteration: hōsōshi
"彼女はプレゼントを赤い包装紙で包んだ。"
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