duct tape

[poli]

i know cinta adhesiva is not the best word. is cinta adhesiva de trapo la palabra?

[Tomisimo]

I've heard people use "cinta gris" for "duct tape". I've never heard "cinta adhesiva de trapo".

[sosia]

I also use "cinta americanaor "cinta de tela"
saludos :D

[poli]

Cinta de tela sounds right to me. Thank you Sosia.

[sosia]

I looked a bit. The curent names are:
"cinta de tela"
"cinta adhesiva de tela"
"cinta americana"
"cinta americana de tela"
"cinta plateada"
"cinta gris"
So I will continue using "cinta de tela"
greetings :D

[Tomisimo]

Thanks sosia for that list of options. :)

[poli]

A Colombiano told me that they use cinta pegante de tela. The plot thickens

[Tomisimo]

As with much Spanish vocabulary, there are different regional terms for many things. And it´s good to know them all. :)

[Elaina]

True. It's good to know all of them. Just don't forget where you're at so that you'll know what to call "it". Whatever "it" may be.

Just a funny note about duct tape.....did you know that many native speakers didn't know it was called DUCT tape? they thought it was "DUCK" tape!!

Elaina:p

[Tomisimo]

Just a funny note about duct tape.....did you know that many native speakers didn't know it was called DUCT tape? they thought it was "DUCK" tape!!

And on top of that, there is a brand of duct tape called Duck. Duck brand duct tape :) http://www.duckproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=1&subid=1&plid=1