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origami.

origami (Japanese art of paper folding)

7 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔ.ʁi.ɡa.mi/
  1. origami (Japanese art of paper folding)

    masculine · uncountable
  2. origami (piece of art made by folding paper)

    countable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

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