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haiku

noun
🔊/ˈhaɪkuː/
🔊/ˈhaɪkuː/
(plural haiku, haikus)
(from Japanese)
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  1. a poem with three lines and usually 17 syllables, written in a style that is traditional in Japan俳句（日本传统诗体，三行为一首，通常有 17 个音节）Topics Literature and writingc2
    Word OriginJapanese, contracted form of haikai no ku ‘light verse’.