▁Other ▁possible ▁orig ins ▁include ▁Russian ▁ш па к ле вать ▁( tr . ▁sh p ak lev at ; ▁to ▁fill ▁holes ▁with ▁put ty ▁or ▁ca ulk ), ▁Polish ▁sz p ach la ▁( sp at ula ▁or ▁put ty ▁kn ife ), ▁and ▁Y idd ish ▁sp ak lie ven ▁( to ▁fill ▁in ▁small ▁holes ▁in ▁pl aster ), ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁likely ▁derived ▁from ▁German . ▁ ▁Poly fil la ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁Ireland , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁Canada , ▁the ▁brand ▁" Pol y fil la ", ▁multi - pur pose ▁fill er , ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁generic ▁term ▁for ▁sp ack ling ▁paste , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁diff ers ▁from ▁sp ack le ▁in ▁being ▁cell ul ose ▁based . ▁The ▁manufact ur ers ▁claim ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁an ▁advantage ▁over ▁sp ack le ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁shr ink ▁or ▁crack . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ca ul king ▁ ▁Put ty ▁ ▁Home ▁repair ▁ ▁J oint ▁comp ound ▁ ▁Pl aster ing ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : Home ▁improvement ▁Category : Build ing ▁materials ▁Category : Pl aster ing <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁Italy , ▁Pro ▁Loc o ▁( the ▁term ▁is ▁both ▁singular ▁and ▁pl ural ) ▁are ▁grass - ro ots ▁organizations ▁that ▁seek ▁to ▁promote ▁some ▁particular ▁place , ▁almost ▁always ▁a ▁town ▁and ▁its ▁immediate ▁area ; ▁pro   lo co ▁is ▁a ▁Latin ▁phrase ▁that ▁may