OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13487

haiku

/ˈhaɪkuː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
haiku • haikú
A Japanese poem in 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.
Some of the results resemble haikus.
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