noun
origami
o-rih-GAH-mee
noun
1
The art of folding paper into decorative shapes without cutting or gluing it.
"She taught the kids origami, and by the afternoon the table was covered in paper cranes."
2
A single piece made using this technique.
"He gave her a delicate origami swan as a gift."
How to Use Origami
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPaper folding as an art form, or an object made that way.
Common pairings
origami crane
fold origami
origami paper
Word Forms
origamied past tense, origamis plural, origamis singular
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Etymology
From Japanese origami, combining ori ("fold") and kami ("paper").