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chiyogami

/ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chiyo-ga-mi
IPA
/ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 千代紙 (ちよがみ, chiyogami, “gaily colored paper”, literally “paper of a thousand worlds”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ/

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

kirigami origami

Rhymes With

cablegami farmy

Questions

How do you pronounce chiyogami?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ/.
What does chiyogami mean?
The repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.
Where does chiyogami come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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