haiku

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (beaj, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨoᴴ, “line”).

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