Tinfoil

/ˈtɪnfoɪl/ noun

Definition

A thin, shiny metal covering used in cooking and food storage; actually made from aluminum now, though the name comes from an older tin-based version.

Etymology

Literally 'tin foil'—originally made from thin tin sheets. When aluminum foil was invented in the 1910s, it was cheaper and more durable, but the name 'tinfoil' stuck despite the material changing.

Kelly Says

Tinfoil hasn't been made of tin since the early 1900s, yet we still call aluminum foil 'tinfoil'—it's a ghost word, keeping the name of a material we stopped using over a century ago.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አልውሚኒየም ብር
a-loo-mee-ni-ye-m bir
ARالعربية
ورق الألومنيوم
war-q al-oo-mu-ni-yoom
BNবাংলা
এলুমিনিয়াম পাত
e-lu-mi-ni-yam pa-ta
CACatalà
fulles d'alumini
fool-es deh a-loo-mee-nee
CSČeština
hliníková folie
h-li-ni-ko-va foh-lee
DADansk
aluminiumfolie
a-loo-min-ee-um-foh-lee
DEDeutsch
Alufolie
a-loo-foh-lee
ELΕλληνικά
χαρτί αλουμινίου
har-tee a-loo-mee-nee-o
ESEspañol
papel de aluminio
pa-pel deh a-loo-mi-ni-o
FAفارسی
کاغذ آلومینیوم
ka-ghd a-loo-mee-nee-oom
FISuomi
alumiinipaperi
a-loo-mii-nee-pa-pe-ri
FRFrançais
papier d'aluminium
pa-pee-ay deh a-loo-mee-nyal
GUGU
ઍલ્યુમિનિયમ પાટ
a-lyu-mi-ni-yam paat
HAHA
alluminiyum
a-loo-mee-ni-yum
HEעברית
נייר אלומיניום
nee-yer a-loo-mee-nee-oom
HIहिन्दी
एल्युमीनियम का पत्ता
a-lyu-mee-ni-yam ka pat-ta
HUMagyar
alufólia
a-loo-foh-lee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
kertas aluminium
ker-tas a-loo-mee-ni-um
IGIG
akwụkwọ alu
ak-wuk-wo a-loo
ITItaliano
carta stagnola
kar-ta sta-gno-la
JA日本語
アルミホイル
a-ru-mi-ho-iru
KKKK
алюминий фольга
a-loo-mi-niy foh-lga
KMKM
ស្សាយអាលូមីន
s-sa-y a-loo-mee-ne
KO한국어
알루미늄 호일
a-lu-mi-ni-um ho-il
MRMR
एल्युमिनियमचा पाक
a-lyu-mee-ni-yam-cha paak
MSBahasa Melayu
kertas aluminium
ker-tas a-loo-mee-ni-um
MYမြန်မာ
အလူမီနီယံ စာ
a-loo-mee-ni-yan sa
NLNederlands
aluminiumfolie
a-loo-min-ee-um-foh-lee
NONorsk
aluminiumfolie
a-loo-min-ee-um-foh-lee
PAPA
ਅਲੂਮੀਨੀਅਮ ਦਾ ਪੱਤ
a-loo-mee-ni-yam da patt
PLPolski
folia aluminiowa
foh-lee-a a-loo-mee-nee-o-va
PTPortuguês
papel alumínio
pa-pel a-loo-mee-nyo
RORomână
folie de aluminiu
foh-lee deh a-loo-mi-ni-oo
RUРусский
фольга
fol-ga
SVSvenska
aluminiumfolie
a-loo-min-ee-um-foh-lee
SWKiswahili
karatasi ya aluminiamu
ka-ra-ta-si ya a-loo-mi-ni-a-mu
TAதமிழ்
அலுமினியம் தாள்
a-lu-mi-ni-yam thaal
TEతెలుగు
อล్యుమినియం పత్రం
a-lyu-mi-ni-yam pa-tram
THไทย
ฟอยล์อลูมิเนียม
foi-yle a-loo-mee-nee-a-m
TLTL
papel de aluminyo
pa-pel deh a-loo-mi-nyo
TRTürkçe
alüminyum folyo
a-loo-min-yum fo-yo
UKУкраїнська
фольга
fol-ga
URاردو
الومینیئم کا پapper
a-loo-mee-ni-yeem ka pa-per
VITiếng Việt
bìa nhôm
bee-a-nom
YOYO
apọ alùmíníyù
a-po a-loo-mee-nee-yoo
ZH中文
铝箔
lǚ bó
ZUZU
i-fomu le-aluminium
ee-fo-mu leh a-loo-mee-nee-um

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