plastica

plastic

noun PLAH-stee-kah Less Common

Origin: from Greek plastikós (mouldable)

Also means

plastic surgery

Usage Note

Plastica is the material plastic, usually uncountable; as a feminine noun it also names la chirurgia plastica, shortened to la plastica in casual speech. The adjective plastico (masculine) means 'plastic' in the sense of mouldable or three-dimensional.

Examples

"La bottiglia è di plastica."

Natural Translation

The bottle is made of plastic.

Literal Translation

The bottle is of plastic.

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