tangram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.

Pronunciation

/ˈtænˌɡɹæm/

Word forms

tangram tangrams

Etymology

Possibly from Mandarin 唐 (táng, “of the Tang dynasty, by extension, Chinese”) + -gram.

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