decal

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of decalcomania.

Pronunciation

(Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkəl/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.kæl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːkæl/, /dɪˈkæl/

Noun

decal (plural decals)

A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
(US) A decorative sticker.
- 1971 John Prine, Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore
  - But your flag decal won't get you Into Heaven any more. / They're already overcrowded From your dirty little war.

Translations

design or picture to be transferred

Bulgarian: ваденка (vadenka)
Czech: obtisk (cs) m
French: autocollant (fr) m
German: Abziehbild n
Italian: decalcabile m, vetrofania (it) f, calcomania f, decalcomania (it) f

Kurdish: daneder‎‎ (ku)
Luxembourgish: Abzebild (lb) n
Serbo-Croatian: preslikač (sh), naljepnica (sh)
Spanish: calcomanía (es) f, pegatina (es) f

Anagrams

Cadle, E.D. Cal., cadel, clade, laced

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