hokku

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English

Etymology

From Japanese 発句 (hokku).

Noun

hokku (plural hokkus or hokku)

  1. (poetry) Synonym of haiku (type of Japanese poem)

Japanese

Romanization

hokku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほっく
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ホック