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renga

renga noun: a form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together, the origin of haikai and haiku.

Noun

renga (plural rengas or renga)

  1. A form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together, the origin of haikai and haiku.

Forms of renga

pluralrengas
pluralrenga

Origin of renga

From Japanese 連歌 (renga, literally “connected verse”).

Questions about renga

What does renga mean?
Renga means a form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together, the origin of haikai and haiku.
What part of speech is renga?
Renga is a noun.
What is the plural of renga?
The plural of renga is rengas.

Words near renga in the dictionary

  1. Renfroe
  2. Renfroes
  3. Renfros
  4. Renfrow
  5. Renfrows
  6. renga
  7. rengarenga
  8. rengas
  9. rengeite
  10. rengginang
  11. renghol

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