Meanings
plural wax papers · alternative waxpaper · alternative wax-paper
- countableuncountableA semitranslucent, moistureproof paper made with a waxy coating, used primarily for wrapping and packaging.
Even Sal's Pizzeria looks like a gentrified invention from Brooklyn Heights. Where's the greasy wax paper on the floor and the spilled Orange Crush on the plastic seats?
1989 August 12, Sarah Schulman, “A Black Person Is More Than Nikes And Public Enemy”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 5, page 10Synonyms: butter paper, paraffin paper, sandwich paper, waxed paper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA semitranslucent, moistureproof paper made with a waxy coating, used primarily for wrapping and packaging.
Translations
Arabic وَرَق شَمْع, مُهْرَق
- وَرَق شَمْع (waraq šamʕ)semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- مُهْرَق (muhraq)semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Catalan paper encerat
- paper enceratsemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Chinese Mandarin 蠟紙 /蜡纸
- 蠟紙 /蜡纸 (làzhǐ)semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Czech voskovaný papír, voskový papír
- voskovaný papírsemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- voskový papírsemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Finnish voipaperi
- voipaperisemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
German Ölpapier, Wachspapier
- Ölpapiersemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- Wachspapiersemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- Butterbrotpapiersemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Greek κερωμένο χαρτί
- κερωμένο χαρτί (keroméno chartí)semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Irish páipéar céarach
- páipéar céarachsemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Japanese 蝋紙
- 蝋紙 (rōgami)semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Māori pepa wākiha
- pepa wākihasemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Polish papier pergaminowy, papier woskowany
- papier pergaminowysemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- papier woskowanysemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Romanian hârtie cerată
- hârtie ceratăsemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Russian воща́нка, вощённая бума́га
- воща́нка (voščánka)semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- вощённая бума́га (voščónnaja bumága)semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Spanish papel encerado, papel manteca
- papel enceradosemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- papel mantecasemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- papel de cerasemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Swedish smörgåspapper, smörpapper
- smörgåspappersemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- smörpappersemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Vietnamese giấy sáp, giấy nến
- giấy sápsemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
- giấy nếnsemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Welsh papur cwyr
- papur cwyrsemi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
Cite this entry
wax paper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wax%20paper
“wax paper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wax%20paper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wax paper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wax%20paper.
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