backsplash

 [bak-splash]  

back·splash

   [bak-splash]
noun
paneling, as that attached to the back of a stovetop or to the wall behind a kitchen countertop, to protect against splashed liquids.
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Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; back1 + splash
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