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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Embalagem

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ẽbaˈlaʒẽ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wrapper/ˈræp.ər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O presente foi lindamente apresentado em uma embalagem colorida."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A piece of paper, plastic, or other material that covers and protects something.

    "The gift was beautifully presented in a colorful wrapper."
  2. 2

    A software component that encapsulates a set of functionalities or data.

    "The new application uses a wrapper to integrate with the existing system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'wrap', originating from Middle English wappen, which evolved from Old English or Scandinavian roots around the 14th century. The suffix '-er' was added to denote an agent or instrument used for enclosing or covering something.

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