Glassine

/ɡlæˈsiːn/ noun

Definition

a smooth, thin, glossy, translucent paper that is resistant to grease and moisture, used for wrapping and packaging.

Etymology

From 'glass' plus the suffix '-ine' (meaning having the nature of). Invented and patented in the early 20th century to create paper with glass-like properties.

Kelly Says

Glassine paper was a game-changer for bakeries because it's the only paper that lets light through while being completely grease-proof—perfect for displaying donuts or pastries!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብርሃን ነው
bir-han ne-w
ARالعربية
ورق شفاف
warq shaffaf
BNবাংলা
চিত্রিত কাগজ
chit-ri-t ka-gaj
CACatalà
paper brillant
pa-per bri-lyan
CSČeština
lesklé papír
les-kle pa-peer
DADansk
glaspapir
glas-pa-pir
DEDeutsch
Glaspapier
glas-pa-pee-er
ELΕλληνικά
χαρτί γυαλιστερό
har-ti ya-lis-te-ro
ESEspañol
papel celofán
pa-pel se-lo-fan
FAفارسی
کاغذ شفاف
ka-gh sh-faaf
FISuomi
lasipaperi
la-si-pa-pe-ri
FRFrançais
papier glacé
pa-pee gla-say
GUGU
ચિત્રિત કાગળ
chitr-it ka-ga-l
HAHA
kafa
ka-fa
HEעברית
נייר שקוף
ni-yer sha-kof
HIहिन्दी
चमकदार कागज
cha-mak-daar ka-gaj
HUMagyar
üvegpapír
u-veg-pa-pir
IDBahasa Indonesia
kertas bening
ker-tas be-ning
IGIG
akwụkwọ
ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
carta lucida
kar-ta loo-chi-da
JA日本語
ガラス質紙
garasu-shitsu-shi
KKKK
көлеңкелі қағаз
ko-le-n-ke-li ka-ga-z
KMKM
ស្ទាប់
s-ta-ap
KO한국어
유리지
yu-ri-ji
MRMR
चमकदार कागद
cha-mak-daar ka-gad
MSBahasa Melayu
kertas bening
ker-tas be-ning
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေကြိုး
shwe-kyo
NLNederlands
glanspapier
glants-pa-pee-er
NONorsk
glasspapir
glas-pa-pir
PAPA
ਖੜਕੜਾ ਕਾਗਜ
khar-khar-a ka-gaj
PLPolski
papier błyszczący
pa-pee-er b-lisz-cha-cy
PTPortuguês
papel celofane
pa-pel se-lo-fa-ne
RORomână
hârtie lucioasă
ha-r-tie loo-see-as-a
RUРусский
глянцевая бумага
glan-tsevaya boo-maga
SVSvenska
glaspapper
glas-pa-per
SWKiswahili
karatasi ya glasi
ka-ra-ta-si ya gla-si
TAதமிழ்
துடைத்த காகிதம்
tu-dai-tha ka-ka-i-tham
TEతెలుగు
గోధుమ పేపర్
go-dhum pa-per
THไทย
กระดาษมันวาว
kra-da-saht man waaw
TLTL
malinis na papel
ma-li-nis na pa-pel
TRTürkçe
parlak kağıt
par-lak ka-got
UKУкраїнська
глянцева папір
glan-tsev-a pa-pir
URاردو
شفاف کاغذ
shafa-af ka-gaj
VITiếng Việt
giấy bóng
ghee-y bong
YOYO
amulẹ
a-mu-le
ZH中文
玻璃纸
bō-lí zhǐ
ZUZU
isiyengwa
ee-see-yen-gwa

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