papera tigro

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Etymology

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Ultimately a calque of Chinese 紙老虎／纸老虎 (zhǐlǎohǔ). Compare Italian tigre di carta, French tigre de papier, English paper tiger, German Papiertiger, Polish papierowy tygrys.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [paˈpera ˈtiɡro]
  • Rhymes: -iɡro
  • Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧ra ti‧gro

Noun

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papera tigro (accusative singular paperan tigron, plural paperaj tigroj, accusative plural paperajn tigrojn)

  1. (idiomatic) paper tiger
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