Meanings
plural wrapping papers
- countableuncountablePaper used for wrapping parcels (in this case, often brown) or presents (in this case, often colourful/colorful and decorative).
Difficulties are arising from the use of wrapping paper from which the old addresses have not been removed. Clearly addressed labels will help the Railways to deliver your parcels quickly.
1940 December, “ADDRESS IT CLEARLY”, in Railway Magazine, page iv, advertisement by the British RailwaysSynonyms: paper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPaper used for wrapping parcels (in this case, often brown) or presents (in this case, often colourful/colorful and decorative).
Translations
Arabic وَرَق تَغْلِيف
- وَرَق تَغْلِيف (waraq taḡlīf)paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Catalan paper
- paperpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Chinese Mandarin 包裝紙 /包装纸
- 包裝紙 /包装纸 (bāozhuāngzhǐ)paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Czech balicí papír, ozdobný papír
- balicí papírpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
- ozdobný papírpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Dutch pakpapier
- pakpapierpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Finnish käärepaperi, lahjapaperi
- käärepaperipaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
- lahjapaperipaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
French papier d'emballage
- papier d'emballagepaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
German Packpapier, Geschenkpapier
- Packpapierpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
- Geschenkpapierpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Hebrew נְיַר עֲטִיפָה
- נְיַר עֲטִיפָה (n'yar atifá)paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Irish páipéar beartán
- páipéar beartánpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Japanese 包装紙
- 包装紙 (hōsōshi)paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Korean 포장지
- 포장지 (pojangji)paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Malay kertas pembungkus
- kertas pembungkuspaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Māori pepa ruruku, pepa tākai
- pepa rurukupaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
- pepa tākaipaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Polish papier pakowy
- papier pakowypaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Portuguese papel de/para embrulho
- papel de/para embrulhopaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Russian обёрточная бума́га, упако́вочная бума́га
- обёрточная бума́га (objórtočnaja bumága)paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
- упако́вочная бума́га (upakóvočnaja bumága)paper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Spanish papel de envolver
- papel de envolverpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Swedish omslagspapper, presentpapper
- omslagspapperpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
- presentpapperpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Turkish ambalaj, ambalaj kağıdı
- ambalajpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
- ambalaj kağıdıpaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Welsh papur lapio
- papur lapiopaper used for wrapping parcels or presents
Cite this entry
wrapping paper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrapping%20paper
“wrapping paper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrapping%20paper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrapping paper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrapping%20paper.
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