papier mache
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The meaning (definition) of the word papier mache
shaping paper strips soaked in glue over a mould and letting it harden
The word papier mache used in a sentence
“We made a papier mache bowl by pasting strips of paper together.”
How the word papier mache is said around the world
| French | papier mâché (pahp-YAY mah-SHAY) |
| Spanish | cartón piedra (kahr-TOHM PYAYTH-rah) |
| Mandarin | 纸浆 (jee jyahng) |
| Hindi | पेपर माशे (PAY-puhr MAH-shay) |
| Arabic | الورق المعجن (ahl-WAH-rahk ahl-MOO-ahj-jahn) |
| Russian | папье-маше (pahpy-AY-mah-shi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | papel machê (puh-PEL muh-SHAY) |
| Portuguese (BR) | papel machê (pah-PEUU mah-SHAY) |
| Japanese | 張り子 (hah-REE-koh) |
| German | Papiermache (pah-PEER-mah-khuh) |
| Urdu | پیپیئر ماشے (PAY-pee-ay MAH-shay) |
| Punjabi | ਪੇਪਰ ਮਾਚੇ (PAY-puhr MAH-kyay) |
| Korean | 파피에 마셰 (PAH-pee-ay-mahs-yay) |
| Hebrew | נייר-מאצ'ה (NEEYRM-chah) |
| Greek | παπιέ μασέ (pah-PYEH mah-SEH) |
| Dutch | papier-maché (pah-PEER-mah-shay) |
| Tagalog | papier-mâché (PAH-peer-mah-khuh) |
| Vietnamese | giấy bồi (ZUH-i-ur bohy) |
| Turkish | kağıt hamuru (kahut hah-moo-RUU) |
| Persian | پاپیه ماشه (PAH-pee-yay MAH-shay) |
| Polish | papier-mâché (PAH-pyer-mah-khe) |
| Ukrainian | пап'є-маше (PAHP-ye-mah-she) |
| Bengali | কাগজের মণ্ড (KAH-gaw-gyayr MAWN-daw) |
| Swedish | papier-maché (PAH-pee-uhr-mah-shay) |
| Italian | cartapesta (kahr-tah-PAYS-tah) |
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