поролон

Russian

Etymology

Coined in the 1960s after the Norwegian company Porolon A/S, which sold foam rubber to the USSR.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pərɐˈɫon]
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

пороло́н • (porolónm inan (genitive пороло́на, nominative plural пороло́ны, genitive plural пороло́нов, relational adjective пороло́новый)

  1. foam rubber (expanded polyurethane, often used as a padding material, e.g. in furniture)

Declension