kleenex

See also: Kleenex

English

Alternative forms

Kleenex

Etymology

From the name of brand of tissues trademarked by Cellucotton Products Company (now Kimberly-Clark) in 1924–25. Alteration of clean + -ex.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkli.nɛks/, /ˈklin.ɛks/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

kleenex (plural kleenexes)

(Canada, US) A disposable tissue.
Could you hand me a kleenex? My nose is running.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Kleenex testing

Translations

generic term for a disposable tissue

Finnish: paperinenäliina
French: Kleenex (fr) m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Tempo (de) n
Hungarian: zsebkendő (hu), zsepi (hu), papír zsebkendő (hu)
Navajo: chį́į́h bee yitʼoodí
Polish: chusteczka jednorazowa f, chusteczka higieniczna (pl) f
Spanish: kleenex (es) m, clínex (es) m

References

“kleenex”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Spanish

Alternative forms

clínex

Noun

kleenex m (plural kleenex)

kleenex, tissue

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