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pantoum

/pænˈtuːm/

pantoum noun: a poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.

Noun

pantoum (plural pantoums)

  1. A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.

pantoum meaning in Malay and Indonesian

pantoum in Malay

A poem similar to a villanelle
pantun

pantoum in Indonesian

A poem similar to a villanelle
pantun

Forms of pantoum

pluralpantoums

Origin of pantoum

From French pantoum, from Malay pantun.

Questions about pantoum

What does pantoum mean?
Pantoum means a poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.
What is pantoum in Malay?
Pantoum in Malay is pantun. See Pantoum meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is pantoum?
Pantoum is a noun.
How do you pronounce pantoum?
Pantoum is pronounced /pænˈtuːm/.
What is the plural of pantoum?
The plural of pantoum is pantoums.

Words near pantoum in the dictionary

  1. pantotherians
  2. pantouffle
  3. pantouffles
  4. pantoufle
  5. pantoufles
  6. pantoum
  7. pantoums
  8. pantoyllactone
  9. Pantperthog
  10. pantries
  11. pantriesful

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