Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

renga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: ren-ga
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together, the origin of haikai and haiku.

Etymology

From Japanese 連歌 (renga, literally “connected verse”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 連歌

Inflected Forms

rengas (plural)

Questions

What does renga mean?: A form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together, the origin of haikai and haiku.
Where does renga come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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