Meanings
nounbubble wrap (countable and uncountable, plural bubble wraps)
plural bubble wraps · alternative bubblewrap · alternative bubble-wrap
- countableuncountableCushioning material consisting of small spheres of air trapped in plastic, sold on long rolls for tearing off, and used as packaging for fragile items.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From the registered trademark of Sealed Air Corporation (US).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan plàstic de bombolles
- plàstic de bombollescushioning material
Chinese Mandarin 氣泡布 /气泡布
- 氣泡布 /气泡布 (qìpàobù)cushioning material
Danish bobleplast
- bobleplastcushioning material
Finnish kuplamuovi
- kuplamuovicushioning material
French papier bulle
- papier bullecushioning material
German Luftpolsterfolie
- Luftpolsterfoliecushioning material
Hungarian buborékfólia, buborékcsomagolás
- buborékfóliacushioning material
- buborékcsomagoláscushioning material
Indonesian bungkus gelembung
- bungkus gelembungcushioning material
Italian pluriball, millebolle
- pluriballcushioning material
- millebollecushioning material
Korean 뽁뽁이
- 뽁뽁이 (ppokppogi)cushioning material
Polish folia bąbelkowa, folia pęcherzykowa
- folia bąbelkowacushioning material
- folia pęcherzykowacushioning material
Portuguese plástico-bolha
- plástico-bolhacushioning material
Spanish plástico de burbujas
- plástico de burbujascushioning material
Turkish patpat naylon
- patpat nayloncushioning material
Yiddish בלעזל־פּלאַסטיק
- בלעזל־פּלאַסטיקcushioning material
Cite this entry
APA
bubble wrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20wrap
MLA
“bubble wrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20wrap. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bubble wrap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20wrap.
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