empaque

packaging

noun em-PAH-keh Rare

Also means

poise; bearing

Usage Note

Empaque has two distinct senses: in a commercial context it means packaging or wrapping (el empaque del producto); in a personal context it describes someone's dignified or imposing bearing (tiene mucho empaque). The second sense is more common in Latin America than in Spain.

Examples

"El empaque del producto es reciclable."

Natural Translation

The product's packaging is recyclable.

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