Meanings
saran wrap1
- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of Saran Wrap.
Saran Wrap2
alternative Saran wrap · alternative saran wrap · alternative saran-wrap · alternative saranwrap
- USuncountableA thin, clear, self-clinging plastic film that is used to wrap food, etc.
In the kitchen, many dishes, covered for the moment with Saran Wrap, were laid out along the main table.
2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 84Synonyms: plastic wrap, cling wrap, food wrap, cling film, glad wrap
Saran wrap3
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Saran Wrap.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin, clear, self-clinging plastic film that is used to wrap food, etc.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Saran, the trade name of a number of monomers and polymers made from vinylidene chloride (especially polyvinylidene chloride or PVDC, because the wrap was originally made of PVDC). Saran was coined by a combination of Sarah and Ann, the names of the wife and daughter of John Reilly of The Dow Chemical Co. + wrap.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 保鮮膜 /保鲜膜
- 保鮮膜 /保鲜膜 (bǎoxiānmó)film
Finnish talouskelmu
- talouskelmufilm
Japanese サランラップ
- サランラップ (saran rappu)film
Polish saran
- saranfilm
Cite this entry
saran wrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saran%20wrap
“saran wrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saran%20wrap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saran wrap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saran%20wrap.
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