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haiku

Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɪkuː/
Definition of haiku

noun (plural same or haikus)

  • a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
  • a poem in English written in the form of a haiku.

Origin:

Japanese, contracted form of haikai no ku 'light verse'

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