zip fastener

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zip fastener

  • /ˈzɪp ˌfæs(ə)nɚ/ US
  • /ˈzɪp ˌfɑːs(ə)nə/ UK

noun zip fasteners

  1. A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, comprised of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction.

    Similar: clasp locker, slide fastener, zip, zipper

  2. A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.

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noun a fastener used in clothing, bags

Españolcremallera, zíper, riqui, cíper, zipe, cierre
한국어지퍼 jipeo, 자꾸 jakku
日本語ジッパー jippā, ファスナー fasunā, ジップファスナー jippufasunā, 線ファスナー sen fasunā, チャック chakku
中文拉鏈 /拉链 lāliàn
हिन्दीज़िपर zipar, ज़िप zip
Portuguêszíper, fecho de correr, fecho éclair, fecho ecler, zipe, fechicler
Françaisfermeture éclair, tirette
DeutschReißverschluss
Italianochiusura lampo, cerniera
Ελληνικάφερμουάρ fermouár
Românăfermoar
Русскийзастёжка-мо́лния zastjóžka-mólnija, мо́лния mólnija, зме́йка zméjka
Tiếng Việtkhoá kéo, phéc-mơ-tuya
العربيةسَحَّاب saḥḥāb, زِمَام مُنْزَلِق zimām munzaliq
עבריתרוֹכְסָן rokhsán, ריצ׳רץ׳ ríchrach

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@misc{zip_fastener_2026,
  title = {zip fastener},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zip%20fastener},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}