noun · neutral
origami
UK/ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmi/US/ˌɔːrɪˈɡɑːmi/or·i·GA·mi
The art of folding paper into decorative shapes or figures.
Examples
“For the school fair, students made origami decorations for the stalls.”
“Origami can be surprisingly complex despite using only a single sheet of paper.”
“He keeps a small collection of origami models on his desk.”
Band 8 sentence
“I taught myself origami from tutorials, and now I use paper models to illustrate geometry concepts in my study notes.”
Collocations
- learn origami
- origami crane
Word family
Common mistakes
I have many origamis at home.→I have many origami models at home.
I do origami every evening.→I do some origami every evening. / I make origami every evening.
Say it for a higher band
5paper folding→6making origami→7+origami
Synonyms
paper folding
Easily confused
paper folding
“Paper folding activities are popular in primary schools to teach fine motor skills.”
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