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o⋅ri⋅ga⋅mi
[awr-i-gah-mee] 
–noun, plural -mis for 2.
| 1. | the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers. |
| 2. | an object made by origami. |
Origin:
1920–25; < Japn, equiv. to ori fold + -gami, comb. form of kami paper
1920–25; < Japn, equiv. to ori fold + -gami, comb. form of kami paper
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o·ri·ga·mi (ôr'ĭ-gä'mē)  (click for larger image in new window) n. pl. o·ri·ga·mis
[Japanese : ori, to fold + kami, paper.] |
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origami
1956, from Japanese origami, from ori "fold" + kami "paper."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : origami
Spanish:
papiroflexia,
German:
die Papierfaltkunst,
Japanese:
紙細工
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