word

tangram

TANG-gram

ˈtæŋɡræm

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Syllable breakdown

tangram

Dictionary meaning

A Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces (two large triangles, one medium triangle, two small triangles, one square, and one parallelogram) which can be arranged to make various other shapes.

History and origin

Cantonese — possibly from 'Tang' (T'ang, Chinese) + '-gram' (drawing); origin uncertain.

Common mispronunciations

tan-GRAMTANG-rum

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