tinfoil

See also: tin-foil and tin foil

English

Etymology

tin +‎ foil

Noun

tinfoil (countable and uncountable, plural tinfoils)

A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
(proscribed) aluminium foil

Alternative forms

tin foil

Derived terms

tin-foil hat

Related terms

tin can

Translations

tinfoil

Chinese:
Mandarin: 錫箔 (zh), 锡箔 (zh) (xībó)
Czech: staniol m
Danish: stanniol n, c, sølvpapir n
Finnish: lehtitina, stannioli, tinafolio
Greek: αλουμινόχαρτο (el) n (alouminócharto)

Japanese: 錫箔 (ja) (すずはく, suzuhaku)
Korean: 석박 (seokbak) (錫箔)
Scottish Gaelic: sgragall m
Spanish: papel de estaño m
Tagalog: palara
Yiddish: זילבערפּאַפּיר‎‎ n (zilberpapir)

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