Meanings
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 廢紙 /废纸
- 廢紙 /废纸 (fèizhǐ)unwanted paper that has been discarded
Czech makulatura
- makulaturaunwanted paper that has been discarded
Dutch oudpapier
- oudpapierunwanted paper that has been discarded
Finnish jätepaperi
- jätepaperiunwanted paper that has been discarded
French vieux papiers, maculature
- vieux papiersunwanted paper that has been discarded
- maculatureunwanted paper that has been discarded
German Altpapier, Makulatur
- Altpapierunwanted paper that has been discarded
- Makulaturunwanted paper that has been discarded
Irish dramhpháipéar
- dramhpháipéarunwanted paper that has been discarded
Japanese 紙屑, 屑紙
- 紙屑 (kamikuzu)unwanted paper that has been discarded
- 屑紙 (kuzukami)unwanted paper that has been discarded
Polish makulatura
- makulaturaunwanted paper that has been discarded
Russian макулату́ра
- макулату́ра (makulatúra)unwanted paper that has been discarded
Spanish papelote
- papeloteunwanted paper that has been discarded
Ukrainian макулату́ра
- макулату́ра (makulatúra)unwanted paper that has been discarded
Cite this entry
APA
wastepaper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastepaper
MLA
“wastepaper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastepaper. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wastepaper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastepaper.
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