"hokku" meaning in English

See hokku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hokkus [plural], hokku [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 発句 (hokku). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|発句|tr=hokku}} Japanese 発句 (hokku) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|hokku}} hokku (plural hokkus or hokku)
  1. (poetry) Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”) Categories (topical): Poetry Synonyms: haiku [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-hokku-en-noun-XT-Zu~Mn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 98 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 1 1 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

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