Saran Wrap

See also: saranwrap, saran-wrap, saran wrap, and Saran wrap

English

Alternative forms

• Saran wrap, saran wrap, saran-wrap, saranwrap

Etymology

From Saran, the trade name of a number of monomers and polymers made from vinylidene chloride (especially polyvinylidene chloride or PVDC, because the wrap was originally made of PVDC). Saran was coined by a combination of Sarah and Ann, the names of the wife and daughter of John Reilly of The Dow Chemical Co. + wrap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɹæn ˌɹæp/

Noun

Saran Wrap (uncountable)

1. (US) A thin, clear, (self-)clinging plastic film used to wrap food, etc.
   • 2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 84:

     In the kitchen, many dishes, covered for the moment with Saran Wrap, were laid out along the main table.

Synonyms

• (plastic film): plastic wrap, cling wrap (clingwrap), food wrap, cling film (UK), glad wrap (Australia, US)

Derived terms

• saran-wrap (verb)

Descendants

• → Japanese: サランラップ (saran rappu)

Translations

film

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保鮮膜／保鲜膜 (zh) (bǎoxiānmó)

• Finnish: talouskelmu
• Japanese: サランラップ (saran rappu)

Further reading

• “Saran Wrap”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Saran”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.