chiyogami

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UK/ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ/

noun

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

OriginJapanese 千代紙 →
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Meanings

nounchiyogami (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.

Origin

  1. Japanese千代紙“gaily colored paper”
  2. Englishchiyogami

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chiyogami

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APA

chiyogami. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiyogami

MLA

“chiyogami.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiyogami. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiyogami,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiyogami.

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