papiroflexia

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /papiɾofˈleɡsja/, [papiɾofˈleɣsja]

Noun

papiroflexia f (plural papiroflexias)

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

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