Origami

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˌɔɹəˈgÉ‘mi/, ˌɔɹɪ̈ˈgÉ‘mi

Origin

From Japanese 折り紙.

Full definition of origami

Noun

1. (uncountable) The Japanese art of paper folding.
2. (countable) A piece of art made by folding paper.
• 1993, Communication artsThe production notes are folded like the funny origamis that I made in grammar school (only I used to write boy's names inside each section).

Related terms

• kirigami