to kirigami
9.4
To cut and fold paper to make decorative shapes like flowers or snowflakes
- verb
- /ˌkiːrɪˈɡɑːmi/
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hacer kirigami
- In art class, the students learned how to kirigami intricate patterns from colored paper.
Examples
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He decided to kirigami a pop-up card for his friend's birthday.
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She loves to kirigami beautiful snowflakes for holiday decorations.
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She loves to kirigami during her free time.
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I kirigami a star!
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In art class, the students learned how to kirigami intricate patterns from colored paper.
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She loves to kirigami beautiful snowflakes for holiday decorations.
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He decided to kirigami a pop-up card for his friend's birthday.
How Complex
Surface Forms
kirigami infinitive
kirigamed past
kirigamed past participle
kirigaming present participle
kirigamis third person singular
Etymology
Kirigami comes from the Japanese parts kiri 'cut' and kami 'paper', so it means 'cut paper'. To kirigami is to cut and fold paper into decorative shapes, and the word itself describes that action.