- another word for haiku
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hok•ku
(hô′ko̅o̅, hok′o̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ku. [Pros.]
- Poetrythe opening verse of a linked verse series.
- Poetryhaiku.
- Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese fá depart + jù phrase
- Japanese, equivalent. to hok opening, first + ku stanza; earlier fot-ku
- 1895–1900
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hokku /ˈhɒkuː/ n ( pl -ku)
hai•ku /ˈhaɪku/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -ku.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Poetrya Japanese poem of 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
hai•ku
(hī′ko̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ku for 2.
- Literature, Poetrya major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
- Poetry, Literaturea poem written in this form.
- Japanese, equivalent. to hai(kai) haikai + ku stanza; see hokku
- 1895–1900
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haiku /ˈhaɪkuː/, hokku n ( pl -ku)
- an epigrammatic Japanese verse form in 17 syllables
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