celofán

Borrowed from French cellophane. First attested in the 20th century.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlofaːn]
• Hyphenation: ce‧lo‧fán

celofán m inan

1. cellophane

• “celofán”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “celofán”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed from English cellophane, genericized from the registered brand name "Cellophane", a DuPont Company plastic wrapping material. Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger coined the term for his invention as a blend of cellulose and diaphane.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛlofaːn]
• Hyphenation: ce‧lo‧fán
• Rhymes: -aːn

celofán (usually uncountable, plural celofánok)

1. cellophane (transparent plastic film made of processed cellulose)

• celofán in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• celofán in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡selɔfaːn]

celofán m inan (relational adjective celofánový)

1. cellophane

• “celofán”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

• IPA^(key): /θeloˈfan/ [θe.loˈfãn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seloˈfan/ [se.loˈfãn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ce‧lo‧fán

celofán m (plural celofanes)

1. cellophane

• “celofán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024