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chiyogami

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ/
  • rhymes with -ɑːmi

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noun

Meaning 1

The repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 千代紙 (ちよがみ, chiyogami, “gaily colored paper”, literally “paper of a thousand worlds”).