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tangram.

A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtænˌɡɹæm/
  1. A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.

Where this word comes from

Possibly from Mandarin 唐 (táng, “of the Tang dynasty, by extension, Chinese”) + -gram.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.