Words / B1

TINF-oyl/ˈtɪn fɔɪl/

Tin foil (id: tin-foil) is thin metal sheet for wrapping or covering food (UK, often uncountable; also foil; US aluminum foil). Cling film is plastic; greaseproof paper is for baking. Food tech: cover the tray in tin foil; cling film melts in a hot oven.

Meaning

Thin metal sheet for wrapping or covering food (UK, often uncountable; also foil; US aluminum foil).

Examples

• “Cover the food-tech tray in tin foil; cling film melts in a hot oven.”
• “Tin foil in the microwave is a spark risk; the sheet still says ceramic or glass only.”

Good to know

tin foil (UK, often uncountable). Close: foil. US: aluminum foil. Contrast: cling film / greaseproof paper. Food tech. Mix-up: a tin is a metal can; tin foil is the sheet wrap, usually aluminium.

Near in meaning

foil

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