chiyogami

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtʃɪjəʊˈɡɑːmɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːmi

Noun

chiyogami (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• kirigami
• origami