plastic bag

noun

A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Meanings

nounplastic bag (plural plastic bags)

plural plastic bags

  1. A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Translations

Arabic كِيس نَايْلُون
  • كِيس نَايْلُون (kīs nāylūn)type of packaging
Bengali প্লাস্টিক ব্যাগ
  • প্লাস্টিক ব্যাগ (plasṭik bêg)type of packaging
Bulgarian полиетиле́нов плик, на́йлонов плик
  • полиетиле́нов плик (polietilénov plik)type of packaging
  • на́йлонов плик (nájlonov plik)type of packaging
Catalan bossa de plàstic
  • bossa de plàstictype of packaging
Chinese Cantonese 塑膠袋 /塑胶袋, 膠袋 /胶袋
  • 塑膠袋 /塑胶袋type of packaging
  • 膠袋 /胶袋type of packaging
Chinese Mandarin 塑料袋, 塑膠袋 /塑胶袋
  • 塑料袋 (sùliàodài)type of packaging
  • 塑膠袋 /塑胶袋type of packaging
  • 膠袋 /胶袋 (jiāodài)type of packaging
Czech igelitová taška, igelitka
  • igelitová taškatype of packaging
  • igelitkatype of packaging
Danish plastikpose, plastpose
  • plastikposetype of packaging
  • plastposetype of packaging
Dutch plastic tas, plastic zak
  • plastic tastype of packaging
  • plastic zaktype of packaging
Estonian kilekott
  • kilekotttype of packaging
Finnish muovikassi, muovipussi
  • muovikassitype of packaging
  • muovipussitype of packaging
French sac plastique, cornet
  • sac plastiquetype of packaging
  • cornettype of packaging
German Plastikbeutel, Plastiktüte
  • Plastikbeuteltype of packaging
  • Plastiktütetype of packaging
  • Plastiksacktype of packaging
  • Plastiksackerltype of packaging
Greek πλαστική σακούλα
  • πλαστική σακούλα (plastikí sakoúla)type of packaging
Hindi थैला, थैली
  • थैला (thailā)type of packaging
  • थैली (thailī)type of packaging
  • लिफ़ाफ़ा (lifāfā)type of packaging
  • लिफाफा (liphāphā)type of packaging
  • झोला (jholā)type of packaging
  • बैग (baig)type of packaging
  • प्लास्टिक बैग (plāsṭik baig)type of packaging
  • पन्नी (pannī)type of packaging
Hungarian műanyag zacskó, nejlonzacskó
  • műanyag zacskótype of packaging
  • nejlonzacskótype of packaging
Icelandic plastpoki
  • plastpokitype of packaging
Indonesian kantong plastik
  • kantong plastiktype of packaging
Irish mála plaisteach
  • mála plaisteachtype of packaging
Italian sacchetto di plastica, busta di plastica
  • sacchetto di plasticatype of packaging
  • busta di plasticatype of packaging
Japanese ビニール袋, ビニ袋
  • ビニール袋 (binīru bukuro)type of packaging
  • ビニ袋 (bini bukuro)type of packaging
  • ポリ袋 (pori bukuro)type of packaging
  • プラスチック袋 (purasuchikku bukuro)type of packaging
  • 袋 (fukuro)type of packaging
Korean 비닐봉지, 비닐봉투
  • 비닐봉지 (binilbongji)type of packaging
  • 비닐봉투 (binilbongtu)type of packaging
Latvian plastmasas maisiņš
  • plastmasas maisiņštype of packaging
Lithuanian plastikinis maišelis
  • plastikinis maišelistype of packaging
Malay beg plastik, supik
  • beg plastiktype of packaging
  • supiktype of packaging
Norwegian Bokmål plastpose
  • plastposetype of packaging
Polish reklamówka, foliówka
  • reklamówkatype of packaging
  • foliówkatype of packaging
  • zrywkatype of packaging
Portuguese saco plástico, sacola de plástico
  • saco plásticotype of packaging
  • sacola de plásticotype of packaging
  • saco de plásticotype of packaging
Romanian pungă de plastic
  • pungă de plastictype of packaging
Russian полиэтиле́новый паке́т, пла́стиковый паке́т
  • полиэтиле́новый паке́т (polietilénovyj pakét)type of packaging
  • пла́стиковый паке́т (plástikovyj pakét)type of packaging
  • кулёк (kuljók)type of packaging
Slovak igelitová taška, igelitka
  • igelitová taškatype of packaging
  • igelitkatype of packaging
Spanish bolsa de plástico, bolsa plástica
  • bolsa de plásticotype of packaging
  • bolsa plásticatype of packaging
Swedish plastpåse, plastkasse
  • plastpåsetype of packaging
  • plastkassetype of packaging
Tagalog supot
  • supottype of packaging
Tamil நெகிழிப்பை
  • நெகிழிப்பை (nekiḻippai)type of packaging
Thai ถุงพลาสติก
  • ถุงพลาสติก (tǔng-pláas-dtìk)type of packaging
Turkish poşet, plastik poşet
  • poşettype of packaging
  • plastik poşettype of packaging
Ukrainian поліетиле́новий паке́т, пла́стиковий паке́т
  • поліетиле́новий паке́т (polietylénovyj pakét)type of packaging
  • пла́стиковий паке́т (plástykovyj pakét)type of packaging
  • пла́стиковий мішо́к (plástykovyj mišók)type of packaging
Urdu پِلاسْٹِک بَیگ
  • پِلاسْٹِک بَیگ (pilāsṭik baig)type of packaging
Vietnamese túi ni-lông, túi bóng
  • túi ni-lôngtype of packaging
  • túi bóngtype of packaging
  • túi nhựatype of packaging
  • bịch ni-lôngtype of packaging
Cite this entry
APA

plastic bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20bag

MLA

“plastic bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20bag. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plastic bag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20bag.

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