napalm

== English == === Etymology === Formed from na(phthenic) palm(itic) acid, the two original components of the substance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneɪ.pɑːm/, /ˈneɪ.pɑlm/ === Noun === napalm (usually uncountable, plural napalms) A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. [from 1942] (figurative) Anything very incendiary; dynamite. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === napalm (third-person singular simple present napalms, present participle napalming, simple past and past participle napalmed) (transitive) To spray or attack with napalm. [from 1950] === References === === Anagrams === nam pla == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English napalm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaː.pɑlm/ Hyphenation: na‧palm === Noun === napalm m or n (uncountable, no diminutive) napalm ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === napalm on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Finnish == === Etymology === From English napalm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑpɑlm/, [ˈnɑ̝pɑ̝lm] Rhymes: -ɑpɑlm Syllabification(key): na‧palm Hyphenation(key): na‧palm === Noun === napalm napalm ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “napalm”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English napalm. First attested in 1953. === Pronunciation === === Noun === napalm m (uncountable) napalm === References === === Further reading === “napalm”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English napalm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈna.palm/ Rhymes: -apalm Syllabification: na‧palm === Noun === napalm m inan (related adjective napalmowy) napalm (highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary, especially in wooded areas) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === napalm in Polish dictionaries at PWN napalm in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === napalme (uncommon) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English napalm. First attested in 1945. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -awmi, -almɨ === Noun === napalm m (usually uncountable, plural napalms) napalm (inflammable, viscous substance used in warfare) === Further reading === “napalm”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “napalm”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “napalm”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “napalm”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French napalm. === Noun === napalm n (uncountable) napalm ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English napalm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nǎpalm/ Hyphenation: na‧palm === Noun === nàpalm m inan (Cyrillic spelling на̀палм) napalm ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English napalm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈpalm/ [naˈpalm] Rhymes: -alm Syllabification: na‧palm === Noun === napalm m (uncountable) napalm === Further reading === “napalm”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === napalm c napalm ==== Declension ==== === References === napalm in Svensk ordbok (SO) napalm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) == Turkish == === Etymology === From French napalm. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: na‧palm === Noun === napalm (definite accusative napalmı, plural napalmlar) (chemistry) napalm === References === “napalm”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu