Meaning
papier-mâché
- papier-mâché; a malleable material made of mashed paper and glue
In a sentence
I carri del carnevale sono interamente realizzati in cartapesta.
The carnival floats are made entirely of papier-mâché.
A scuola abbiamo costruito una maschera di cartapesta per la recita.
At school we built a papier-mâché mask for the play.
Queste statuine non sono di legno, bensì di cartapesta decorata.
These figurines are not made of wood, but of decorated papier-mâché.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cartapesta | feminine · singular |
| cartepeste | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is rarely used, usually 'cartepeste' when referring to multiple objects.
- plural cartepeste