origâmi

See also: origami and Origami

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾiˈɡɐ̃.mi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾiˈɡɐ̃.mi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾiˈɡɐ.mi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ɾiˈɡɐ.mi/ [ɔ.ɾiˈɣɐ.mi]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmi, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi
• Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gâ‧mi

Noun

origâmi m (plural origâmis)

1. (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
2. (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)