corchopán

Spanish

Expanded polystyrene

Etymology

Acronym of corcho (“cork”) +‎ poliestireno expandido (“expended polystyrene”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾt͡ʃoˈpan/ [koɾ.t͡ʃoˈpãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: cor‧cho‧pán

Noun

corchopán m (plural corchopanes)

1. (Spain) expanded polystyrene (EPS); styrofoam

   Synonyms: (Spain) poliespán, (Spain) techopán; see also Thesaurus:poliestireno expandido

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Marron revive la angustia tras la avalancha de corchopán - El Hormiguero 3.0”, in Antena 3 - YouTube‎^[1]:
   • 2017 December 9, Pedro Moya, “Gadgets Locos 94: corchopán a precio de oro”, in Omicrono‎^[2]: