papiroflexia

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Etymology

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Compound of papiro (papyr; paper) + Latin flexus (folded), calque of Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami). Cognate with Catalan papiroflèxia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /papiɾoˈfleɡsja/ [pa.pi.ɾoˈfleɣ̞.sja]
  • Rhymes: -eɡsja
  • Syllabification: pa‧pi‧ro‧fle‧xia

Noun

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papiroflexia f (plural papiroflexias)

  1. (chiefly uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
    Synonym: origami
    • 2015 July 18, “Tres coreógrafos de futuro en Montecarlo”, in El País[1]:
      La metáfora de la papiroflexia, los avioncitos de papel, además de ternura aporta una ligereza aérea y grácil.
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