papera tigro

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Etymology

Ultimately a calque of Chinese 紙老虎 / 纸老虎 (zhǐlǎohǔ). Compare Italian tigre di carta, French tigre de papier, English paper tiger, German Papiertiger, Polish papierowy tygrys.

Pronunciation

Noun

papera tigro (accusative singular paperan tigron, plural paperaj tigroj, accusative plural paperajn tigrojn)

  1. (idiomatic) paper tiger