papier-mâché

See also: papier-mache, papier mache, and papier mâché

English

Borrowed from French papier mâché (literally “chewed-up paper”). See papier and mâcher.

papier-mâché (uncountable)

Torn-up paper and other possible materials mixed with paste or glue used to create, when the mass is dried, a surprisingly durable sculptural object.

paper mixed with glue to create a sculptural object

Italian: cartapesta (it) f
Japanese: 張子, 張り子 (はりこ, hariko), パピエ・マシェ (papie-mashe)
Korean: 혼응지 (honeungji), 파피에마세 (papiemase)
Latvian: papjēmašē f
Lithuanian: papjė mašė f
Maori: pepa whakapiripiri
Norwegian: pappmasjé m
Persian: پاپیه ماشه‎ (pâpiye mâše)
Portuguese: papel-machê m, papel machê m
Romanian: papier mâché (ro) n
Russian: папье́-маше́ (ru) n (papʹjé-mašé)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: па̀пӣр-маше m, каширанӣ па̀пӣр m

Roman: pàpīr-maše m, kaširanī pàpīr m
Spanish: papel maché m
Swedish: papier-maché (sv) c
Tamil: தாள் ஊறல் (tāḷ ūṟal)
Telugu: కాగితపు గుజ్జు (kāgitapu gujju)
Ukrainian: пап'є́-маше́ n (papʺjé-mašé)
Vietnamese: pa-pi-ê-ma-sê

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