plasticine
nounfeminine/plɐʃtiˈsinɐ/medium
plas·ti·ci·na
Definition
A soft, malleable modelling material, usually made from wax, oil and pigments, used by children to make figures.
The children spent the afternoon making figures with plasticine.
I bought a box of plasticine with twelve different colours.
Common collocations
plasticine modelling claycoloured plasticineplay with plasticineplasticine figures
Etymology
Do nome comercial 'Plasticina', marca registrada de massa de modelar, derivado de 'plástico'.