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.”
Words that mean the same as papier mache (synonyms)
craftart
How the word papier mache is said around the world
| French | papier mâché (pahpyay mahshay) |
| Spanish | cartón piedra (kahrtohm pyaythrah) |
| Mandarin | 纸浆 (zhǐ jiāng) |
| Hindi | कागज का यंत्र (kahguhgy kah yuntruh) |
| Arabic | الورق المعجن (ahlwahrahk ahlmooahjjahn) |
| Russian | папье-маше (pap'e-mashe) |
| Portuguese (EU) | papel machê (puhpel muhshay) |
| Portuguese (BR) | papel machê (pahpeuu mahshay) |
| Japanese | 張り子 (hari ko) |
| German | Papiermache (pahpeermahkhuh) |
| Urdu | کاغذ کی مشین (kahghahz kee muhsheen) |
| Punjabi | ਪੇਪਰ ਮਾਚੇ (paypuhr mahkyay) |
| Korean | 파피에 마셰 (papie masye) |
| Hebrew | נייר-מאצ'ה (neeyrmchah) |
| Greek | πεπιεσμένος χάρτης (pepiesmenos khartes) |
| Dutch | papier-maché (pahpeermahshay) |
| Tagalog | papier-mâché (pahpeermahkhuh) |
| Vietnamese | giấy bồi (zuhiur bohy) |
| Turkish | kağıt hamuru (kahut hahmooruu) |
| Persian | پاپیه ماشه (pahpeeyay mahshay) |
| Polish | papier-mâché (pahpyermahkhe) |
| Ukrainian | пап'є-маше (papye-mashe) |
| Bengali | কাগজের মণ্ড (kahgawgyayr mawndaw) |
| Swedish | papier-maché (pahpeeuhrmahshay) |
| Italian | cartapesta (kahrtahpaystah) |
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