haiku

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 See also 2 Finnish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.1.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun

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Wikipedia

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From Japanese 俳句 (haiku).

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haiku (plural haiku or haikus)

1. A Japanese poem of a specific form, consisting of three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
2. A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

   Haiku, a poem

   five beats, then seven, then five

   ends as it began.

3. A short poem in the style of a translation of a Japanese haiku.
   • 2009 January 25, Colin Moynihan, “A Project Documents Inauguration Day, in Washington and Across the Globe”^[1], New York Times:

     Some of the results resemble haikus.

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• A senryū is a short humorous poem that is similar to the haiku.

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haiku (stem hai-^*)

1. smoke

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• savu

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From Japanese 俳句 (haiku).

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haiku (stem haiku-^*)

1. haiku

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Japanese

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haiku m. inv.

1. haiku