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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmi, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi
- Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gâ‧mi
Noun
origâmi m (plural origâmis)
- (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
- (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)