haiku
noun/ˈhaɪkuː/
/ˈhaɪkuː/
(plural haiku, haikus)
(from Japanese)- a poem with three lines and usually 17 syllables, written in a style that is traditional in JapanTopics Literature and writingc2Word OriginJapanese, contracted form of haikai no ku ‘light verse’.
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