poliespán

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Spanish

Expanded polystyrene

Alternative forms

Etymology

Acronym of poliestireno expandido (expended polystyrene)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poljesˈpan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: po‧lies‧pán

Noun

poliespán m (plural poliespanes)

  1. (Spain) expanded polystyrene (EPS); styrofoam
    Synonyms: (Spain) corchopán, (Spain) techopán; see also Thesaurus:poliestireno expandido
    • 2018 June 29, “¿Dónde tirar el corcho blanco o poliespán?”, in Ecoembes:
    • 2019 August 22, “A Guarda expone una veintena de maquetas de poliespán sobre construcciones de la comarca”, in Faro de Vigo:
    • 2022 May 29, Paula Quintás, “META: El pionero sistema para construir "casas de poliespán" que ya se emplea en Galicia”, in Quincemil: